Retrace

Pronunciation: /riːˈtreɪs/

Retrace (verb)

  1. to go back over the same path or steps you took before.
  2. to think about or review actions or events that happened before.

Examples

  • He had to retrace his steps to find his keys.
  • They retraced their steps to locate the missing item.

Common collocations: retrace your steps, carefully retrace, retrace past actions, retrace decisions