retrace

verb/riˈtreɪs/

Frequency rank: #17,329 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to go back over the same route or course that one has already traveled.

Illustration for the English word “retrace”

Example sentence

She decided to retrace her steps back to the hotel after realizing she had left her bag at the café.

Synonyms & related words

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