rewind
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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to wind again.
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to wind back to or toward the beginning; reverse.
noun
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an act or instance of rewinding.
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Recording.
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a function of an audio or video recorder or player, as a cassette deck or DVR, that returns the audio or video incrementally to an earlier point.
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the button or other control that activates this reversing function.
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a camera control or mechanism used to wind film back into a film cassette.
verb
noun
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something rewound
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the act of rewinding
Other Word Forms
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Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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rewindsimple
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rewindssimple
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have rewoundperfect
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has rewoundperfect
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am rewindingprogressive
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are rewindingprogressive
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is rewindingprogressive
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have been rewindingperfect progressive
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has been rewindingperfect progressive
Past
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rewindedsimple
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rewoundsimple
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had rewoundperfect
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was rewindingprogressive
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were rewindingprogressive
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had been rewindingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of rewind
Example Sentences
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"If I could have one day back, I would rewind to that day," Owen later said.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
We can’t rewind the tape without the war to see if its warning was valid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
For a preview of what might follow, just rewind the tape.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
The team attempted to "rewind the clock" by about 80 million years, which is how long the rock is estimated to have been exposed at the Martian surface.
From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026
She wanted to rewind the last hour and do it all over again.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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