retrace

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия возвращения по пройденному пути, маршруту или последовательности событий, часто с целью найти что-то или вспомнить процесс.

A verb used to indicate the act of going back over a path, route, or sequence of events, often to find something or recall a process.

1. Go back over a pathB2formal

   To travel back along the same route or path that was previously taken.

   Вернуться по пути

   • We had to retrace our steps to find the lost key.
   • The hikers retraced the trail back to the campsite.
   • She retraced her route through the city to the hotel.

   Synonymsbacktrackdouble backretread

   Antonymsadvancecontinueproceed

2. Reassemble mentallyB2formal

   To recall or reconstruct a sequence of events or thoughts in one's mind.

   Восстановить в памяти

   • He tried to retrace his thoughts to remember the solution.
   • The detective retraced the events of the night of the crime.
   • She retraced the conversation in her head to find the misunderstanding.

   Synonymsgo overrecallrecollectreconstructrememberreviewrevisit