Trace down Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈtɹeɪs/ /ˈdaʊn

TRAYS-DOWN

UK

tɹˈeɪs/ /dˈaʊn

tr-AYS-down

التعريف

To search for and successfully find a person, thing, or information by following clues or evidence.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used with objects like people, suspects, or sources of problems. Slightly formal; 'track down' is more common in everyday conversation but 'trace down' appears in reports or investigations. Used with 'can/could', 'manage to', or as a request ('Can you trace down...?').

• Spanish: localizar - rastrear
• Portuguese (BR): rastrear - localizar
• Portuguese (PT): rastrear - localizar
• Chinese (Simplified): 追查到 - 找到
• Chinese (Traditional): 追查到 - 找到
• Hindi: खोज निकालना - पता लगाना
• Arabic: تتبع - العثور على
• Bengali: খুঁজে বের করা - অনুসন্ধান করা
• Russian: разыскать - установить местонахождение
• Japanese: 突き止める - 探し出す
• Vietnamese: truy tìm - lần ra
• Korean: 찾아내다 - 추적하다
• Turkish: izini sürmek - bulmak
• Urdu: سراغ لگانا - کھوج لگانا
• Indonesian: melacak - menelusuri

جمل نموذجية

The police tried to trace down the missing child.

basic

I need to trace down the source of this problem.

basic

Can you help me trace down her address?

basic

It took weeks to trace down where the package got lost.

natural

They're trying to trace down every last detail for their report.

natural

I finally managed to trace down that old friend from school.

natural