辿る
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Meanings
- to follow (a road, path, etc.), to trace
- to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.), to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.), to retrace (e.g. one's memory), to search, to go over
- to head towards (of a situation), to go in the direction of, to take (a course), to pursue (a path), to meet (a fate)
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She retraced her memories and recalled events from her childhood.
The detective traced the criminal's footprints and finally pinpointed his whereabouts.
That company has been following a path of decline for a long time.
Using an old map as a guide, we recreated the route that our predecessors had traced.
The historian became absorbed in the task of meticulously examining documents to trace the course of the dynasty.
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