"wind back" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /waɪnd ˈbæk/ Forms: winds back [present, singular, third-person], winding back [participle, present], wound back [participle, past], wound back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|wind<,,wound> back}} wind back (third-person singular simple present winds back, present participle winding back, simple past and past participle wound back)
  1. (transitive) To wind (a tape, cassette, or film, etc) towards the beginning; to rewind. Tags: transitive Derived forms: wind back the clock Translations (to wind towards the beginning): հետ տալ (het tal) (Armenian), пренавивам (prenavivam) (Bulgarian), 倒帶 (Chinese Mandarin), 倒带 (dàodài) (Chinese Mandarin), přetočit (Czech), spole tilbage (Danish), terugspoelen (Dutch), kelata taaksepäin (Finnish), kelata takaisin (note: especially when rewinding back to beginning) (Finnish), rebobiner (French), rembobiner (French), zurückspulen (German), rückspulen (German), visszateker (Hungarian), spóla til baka (Icelandic), riavvolgere (Italian), 巻き戻す (makimodosu) (alt: まきもどす) (Japanese), 되감다 (doegamda) (Korean), rebobinar (Portuguese), перема́тывать наза́д (peremátyvatʹ nazád) [imperfective] (Russian), перемота́ть наза́д (peremotátʹ nazád) [perfective] (Russian), rebobinar (Spanish), başa sarmak (Turkish), başa almak (Turkish), geri sarmak (Turkish), перемо́тувати наза́д (peremótuvaty nazád) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), перемота́ти наза́д (peremotáty nazád) [perfective] (Ukrainian), відмо́тувати наза́д (vidmótuvaty nazád) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), відмота́ти наза́д (vidmotáty nazád) [perfective] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "winds back",
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        "To wind (a tape, cassette, or film, etc) towards the beginning; to rewind."
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          "tape",
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          "cassette",
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        "(transitive) To wind (a tape, cassette, or film, etc) towards the beginning; to rewind."
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "het tal",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "հետ տալ"
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "prenavivam",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "倒帶"
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          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "přetočit"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "spole tilbage"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "terugspoelen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "kelata taaksepäin"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "note": "especially when rewinding back to beginning",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "kelata takaisin"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "rebobiner"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "rembobiner"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "zurückspulen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "rückspulen"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "visszateker"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "spóla til baka"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "riavvolgere"
        },
        {
          "alt": "まきもどす",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "makimodosu",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "巻き戻す"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "doegamda",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "되감다"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "rebobinar"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "peremátyvatʹ nazád",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "перема́тывать наза́д"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "peremotátʹ nazád",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "перемота́ть наза́д"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "rebobinar"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "başa sarmak"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "başa almak"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "word": "geri sarmak"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "peremótuvaty nazád",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "перемо́тувати наза́д"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "peremotáty nazád",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
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          "word": "перемота́ти наза́д"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vidmótuvaty nazád",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "відмо́тувати наза́д"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vidmotáty nazád",
          "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
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          "word": "відмота́ти наза́д"
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      "ipa": "/waɪnd ˈbæk/"
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  "word": "wind back"
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        "singular",
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      "form": "winding back",
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        "To wind (a tape, cassette, or film, etc) towards the beginning; to rewind."
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        "(transitive) To wind (a tape, cassette, or film, etc) towards the beginning; to rewind."
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "het tal",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "հետ տալ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prenavivam",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "пренавивам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "倒帶"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dàodài",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "倒带"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "přetočit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "spole tilbage"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "terugspoelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "kelata taaksepäin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "especially when rewinding back to beginning",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "kelata takaisin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "rebobiner"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "rembobiner"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "zurückspulen"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "rückspulen"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "visszateker"
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "spóla til baka"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "riavvolgere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まきもどす",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "makimodosu",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "巻き戻す"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "doegamda",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "되감다"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "rebobinar"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "peremátyvatʹ nazád",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "перема́тывать наза́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "peremotátʹ nazád",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "перемота́ть наза́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "rebobinar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "başa sarmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "başa almak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "word": "geri sarmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "peremótuvaty nazád",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "перемо́тувати наза́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "peremotáty nazád",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "перемота́ти наза́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidmótuvaty nazád",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "відмо́тувати наза́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidmotáty nazád",
      "sense": "to wind towards the beginning",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "відмота́ти наза́д"
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  "word": "wind back"
}

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