wind back

waɪnd bæk

wound back

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Definition of wind back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

metaphorical

return to an earlier state or time

He wished he could wind back to his childhood.

revert

rewind

media

Dated

rewind a tape or film

Dated

She had to wind back the tape to hear the song again..

reverse

rewind

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Expressions with wind back

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wind back the clock

undo changes or decisions made

He wished to wind back the clock on his career choices.

get one's wind back

recover normal breathing after physical exertion

After the sprint, he stopped to get his wind back.

Expressions with wind

wind down

become calmer or less busy

The party began to wind down after midnight.

get wind

become aware of something accidentally

She got wind of the surprise party.

second wind

renewed energy after feeling tired

After a short break, she got her second wind.

wind round

wrap or coil something around another thing

She wound the ribbon round the box.

against the wind

adv.

moving in the opposite direction of the wind

The boat sailed against the wind.

into the wind

adv.

moving in the opposite direction of the wind

The boat sailed into the wind.

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rewind

media

wind something back to a previous point

waving in the wind

adj.

movement

moving back and forth in the wind

weathercock

swinging movement

turn or swing back and forth due to wind

Examples of wind back in a sentence

Can we wind back to when things were simpler?
You need to wind back the video to see that part.
He decided to wind back the recording to the beginning.

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French:revenir, rembobiner, ...
German:zurückdrehen, zurückspulen, ...
Italian:tornare indietro, mandare indietro, ...
Spanish:regresar, rebobinar, ...
Portuguese:voltar, voltar atrás, ...
Chinese:回到, 倒带, ...
Japanese:戻る, 巻き戻す, ...
Arabic:عَادَ, أعاد لف, ...
Hebrew:לַחֲזוֹר אָחוֹרָה בַּזְּמַן, לְגַלּוֹל אָחוֹרָה, ...
Russian:вернуться, перемотать назад, ...
Ukrainian:повертатися, перемотати назад, ...
Hindi:समय में पीछे लौटना, रीवाइंड करना, ...
Bengali:অতীতে ফিরে যাওয়া, রিওয়াইন্ড করা, ...
Catalan:tornar enrere, rebobinar, ...
Czech:vrátit se, přetočit, ...
Danish:spole tilbage, rewind, ...
Dutch:terugdraaien, terugspoelen, ...
Greek:γυρίζω πίσω, κάνω rewind, ...
Hungarian:visszatérni, visszatekerni, ...
Khmer:ត្រឡប់ទៅពេលមុន, បង្វិលថយក្រោយ, ...
Korean:돌아가다, 되감다, ...
Persian:به گذشته برگشتن, به عقب برگرداندن, ...
Polish:cofać się, cofnąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):voltar, rebobinar, ...
Romanian:a întoarce, a derula înapoi, ...
Swedish:spola tillbaka, ...
Thai:ย้อนกลับ, กรอกลับ, ...
Turkish:geçmişe dönmek, geri sarmak, ...
Vietnamese:quay ngược lại, quay lại, ...

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