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trace back toto find the origin or source of something by following evidence or clues from the present back to the past

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to find the origin or source of something by following evidence or clues from the present back to the past

Pronunciation (IPA): /treɪs bæk tuː/

Korean meaning: 현재에서 과거로 증거나 단서를 따라가며 어떤 것의 기원이나 근원을 찾다, 추적하다

Korean pronunciation: **트레**이스 백 투

Example Sentences

  • My family's obsession with pizza can be traced back to my great-grandfather who married an Italian woman.
  • The company's success can be traced back to a simple idea written on a napkin.
  • Scientists traced the contamination back to a factory that had been dumping waste illegally.

trace back to

VERB

//treɪs bæk tuː//

to find the origin or source of something by following evidence or clues from the present back to the past

trace back to concept
💡 Concept

to find the origin or source of something by following evidence or clues from the present back to the past

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trace back to rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Race back through clues, then place back the truth!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/treɪs bæk tuː/
🇬🇧 UK/treɪs bæk tuː/

🌳Etymology

Roottrace

Origin

trace는 라틴어 'tractus'(끌다, 따라가다)에서 유래되었고, back은 게르만어에서, to는 전치사로 방향을 나타내어 '과거로 따라 거슬러 올라간다'는 의미를 형성했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

place backrace backface back
place back
race back
face back

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My family's obsession with pizza can be traced back to my great-grandfather who married an Italian woman.

The company's success can be traced back to a simple idea written on a napkin.

Scientists traced the contamination back to a factory that had been dumping waste illegally.

😄 Fun example

His terrible cooking skills can be traced back to burning toast in college.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

originate fromstem fromderive fromdate back to

Antonyms

lead toresult incause

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