rewind
/ɹiːˈwaɪnd/ verb B1- To wind (something) again.
- To wind back, of something clocklike or recordlike, like a cassette, tape, film; especially to then replay or relive. · Let's rewind the clock to an earlier time.· Rewind the tape to the first chapter.
- To regress the state of playback of a recording. · I've rewound the audiobook to the start of the chapter.· This video player can rewind smoothly.
- To go back or think back to a previous moment or place, or a previous point in a discourse.
He/she/it rewinds · Past rewound · Past participle rewound · -ing form rewinding
Verb forms
- Base form
- rewind
- He/she/it
- rewinds
- Past
- rewound
- Past participle
- rewound
- -ing form
- rewinding
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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People believed that our minds meticulously archived our experiences, allowing us to rewind and replay the tape of our lives with absolute fidelity.
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