rewind

[ree-wahynd, ree-wahynd]

verb (used with or without object)

rewound , rewinded, rewinding .

1. to wind again.

2. to wind back to or toward the beginning; reverse.

noun

1. an act or instance of rewinding.

2. Recording.

   1. 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.

   2. the button or other control that activates this reversing function.

3. a camera control or mechanism used to wind film back into a film cassette.

rewind

verb

1. (tr) to wind back, esp a film or tape onto the original reel

noun

1. something rewound

2. the act of rewinding

Other Word Forms

• rewinder noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rewind¹

First recorded in 1710–20; re- + wind ²

Example Sentences

To rewind: Metro approved the gondola project last year, but a court ordered a second look at whether the environmental impact report truly had evaluated all that could be done to mitigate construction noise.

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She undid her hair, brushed it out, and rewound it into a neat, freshly pinned bun.

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He wanted to go back to sleep, rewind to yesterday.

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Can’t they be smudged in the developing process or ruined if you don’t rewind the roll just right?

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“Back to the Future” deserves to be endlessly rewound.

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Related Words

• back up 
• reverse 
• undo