Meanings
verbretrace one's steps (third-person singular simple present retraces one's steps, present participle retracing one's steps, simple past and past participle retraced one's steps)
present singular third person retraces one's steps · participle present retracing one's steps · participle past retraced one's steps · past retraced one's steps
- figurativelyidiomaticintransitiveTo remind oneself of places one has been to, usually in order to try and find something one's lost.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo return to a place one has been to before.
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Translations
Spanish hacer memoria
- hacer memoriaTo remind oneself of places one has been to
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APA
retrace one's steps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrace%20one's%20steps
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“retrace one's steps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrace%20one's%20steps. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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