Phrase guide

contact trace

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To identify everyone with whom a person carrying an infectious disease has come into contact since contracting the disease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Back-formation from contact tracing.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: rastrear contactos — to identify everyone with whom a person carrying an infectious disease has come into contact
  • Spanish: rastrear los contactos — to identify everyone with whom a person carrying an infectious disease has come into contact
  • Vietnamese: theo dõi liên lạc — to identify everyone with whom a person carrying an infectious disease has come into contact
  • Vietnamese: truy tìm tiếp xúc — to identify everyone with whom a person carrying an infectious disease has come into contact
  • Vietnamese: truy vết tiếp xúc — to identify everyone with whom a person carrying an infectious disease has come into contact
  • Vietnamese: theo dõi các tiếp xúc — to identify everyone with whom a person carrying an infectious disease has come into contact
  • Vietnamese: theo dõi các liên hệ — to identify everyone with whom a person carrying an infectious disease has come into contact