trace vs return

return vs trace

trace and return both are nouns.

trace and return both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trace	Yes	No	Yes	No
return	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, return is a hypernym of trace; that is, return is a word with a broader meaning than trace:

trace: to go back over again
return: go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

trace (noun)	return (noun)
a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image	the act of going back to a prior location
either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree	a coming to or returning home
an indication that something has been present	getting something back again
a suggestion of some quality	a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
a just detectable amount	a reciprocal group action
	the act of someone appearing again
	the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
	document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
	happening again (especially at regular intervals)
	the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

trace (verb)	return (verb)
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something	go back to a previous state
read with difficulty	be restored
make a mark or lines on a surface	go back to something earlier
copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of	answer back
pursue or chase relentlessly	submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
to go back over again	pass down
make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along	make a return
discover traces of	give or supply
	go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
	return to a previous position; in mathematics
	bring back to the point of departure
	pay back
	return in kind
	give back
	be inherited by
	elect again

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