English Explanatory Dictionary

rewind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To wind (something) again.
  2. To wind (something) back, now especially of a cassette or a video tape, CD, DVD etc.; to go back on a video or audio recording.
  3. To go back or think back to a previous moment or place, or a previous point in a discourse.
noun
  1. The act of rewinding.
  2. A button or other mechanism for rewinding.

Pronunciation

/ɹiːˈwaɪnd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rewind.wav

Word forms

rewind rewinds rewinding rewound

Etymology

From re- + wind.

Related words

fast forward

Derived words

autorewind be kind, rewind rewindable rewinder
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