Definition of rewind - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
mediatr./intr. wind something back to a previous pointtr./intr.
- She decided to rewind the video to watch it again.
2.
memoryintr. think back to a previous momentintr.
- He tried to rewind his thoughts to remember the details.
Noun
1.
technologybutton or mechanism for winding back
- Press the rewind to go back to the start.
2.
actionthe act of winding something back
- The rewind of the tape took a few minutes.
Images of rewind
button or mechanism for winding back
Origin of rewind
English, re- (again) + wind (turn)
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Examples of rewind in a sentence
The player allows you to rewind live broadcasts. She needed to rewind her mind to that summer day. He paused to rewind and relive the joyful moment. The rewind on the tape player was broken. She pressed the rewind to hear the song again. The rewind of the film was necessary for review.
He requested a rewind to understand the scene better.
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- French:rembobiner, rembobinage, ...
- German:zurückspulen, Rücklauf, ...
- Italian:riavvolgere, riavvolgimento, ...
- Spanish:rebobinar, rebobinado, ...
- Portuguese:rebobinar, rebobinagem, ...
- Chinese:倒回, 倒回按钮, ...
- Japanese:巻き戻す, 巻き戻し, ...
- Arabic:رَجَّع, زِرّ الإِرْجاع, ...
- Hebrew:לְהָרִיץ אָחוֹרָה, כַּפְתּוֹר הֲרָצָה לְאָחוֹר, ...
- Russian:перематывать, перемотка, ...
- Ukrainian:перемотувати, перемотування, ...
- Hindi:रीवाइंड करना, रिवाइंड, ...
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