read vs trace
trace vs readread and trace both are nouns.
read and trace both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| read | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| trace | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
trace is a hyponym of
read; that is, trace is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
read:
- read: interpret something that is written or printed
- trace: read with difficulty
Other hyponyms of read include
anagram, anagrammatise, anagrammatize, reread, dip into, decipher, skim, skim over, lip-read, lipread, speech-read.
| read (noun) | trace (noun) |
|---|---|
| something that is read | a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image |
| either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree | |
| an indication that something has been present | |
| a suggestion of some quality | |
| a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle | |
| a just detectable amount |
| read (verb) | trace (verb) |
|---|---|
| interpret something that is written or printed | follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something |
| look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed | read with difficulty |
| interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior | make a mark or lines on a surface |
| make sense of a language | copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of |
| be a student of a certain subject | pursue or chase relentlessly |
| obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources | to go back over again |
| to hear and understand | make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along |
| interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression | discover traces of |
| indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments | |
| audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role | |
| have or contain a certain wording or form |
Words related to "read"
- anagram
- anagrammatise
- anagrammatize
- anticipate
- audit
- audition
- call
- construe
- decipher
- dictate
- dip into
- drill
- exercise
- feature
- forebode
- foretell
- have
- hit the books
- indicate
- interpret
- learn
- lip-read
- lipread
- misinterpret
- misread
- mouth
- numerate
- performing arts
- practice
- practise
- predict
- prepare
- prognosticate
- promise
- proof
- proofread
- publication
- read
- reader
- reading
- record
- register
- reread
- say
- scan
- scry
- see
- show
- skim
- skim over
- speak
- speech-read
- strike
- study
- take
- talk
- trace
- train
- translate
- try out
- understand
- utter
- verbalise
- verbalize
Words related to "trace"
- analyse
- analyze
- canvass
- chalk
- charcoal
- chase
- chase after
- circumscribe
- construct
- continue
- copy
- decipher
- delineate
- describe
- detect
- discover
- dog
- doodle
- draw
- drawing
- examine
- ferret
- find
- follow
- footprint
- ghost
- give chase
- go after
- go forward
- harness
- hint
- hound
- hunt
- indicant
- indication
- inscribe
- keep abreast
- keep an eye on
- keep up
- line
- mark
- move ahead
- notice
- observe
- pencil
- proceed
- proffer
- proposition
- re-create
- read
- recreate
- retrace
- return
- shadow
- small indefinite amount
- small indefinite quantity
- spark
- study
- suggestion
- tag
- tail
- tincture
- tint
- touch
- tracer
- tracing
- track
- trail
- vestige
- watch
- watch over
- write
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