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Godan verb, transitive verb

1. to follow (a road, path, etc.), to trace.
2. to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.), to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.), to retrace (e.g. one's memory), to search, to go over.
3. to head towards (of a situation), to go in the direction of, to take (a course), to pursue (a path), to meet (a fate).