trace
verb [ T ]
uk/treɪs/ usto follow the movements, progress, or development of something:
We traced the manufacturing process from the arrival of the raw materials to the shipment of the final product.
to find someone or something:
Will you trace the origin of these orders, please?
to describe the way in which something has developed:
The main aim of this project is to trace the history of the Keynesian revolution.
trace
noun [ C ]
uk/treɪs/ usthe process of searching for something that has been lost:
put a trace on sth We have put a trace on your missing luggage.