rewind

[ verb ree-wahynd; noun ree-wahynd ]

verb (used with or without object)

, re·wound or (Rare) re·wind·ed; re·wind·ing.

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

Derived Forms

• reˈwinder, noun

Other Words From

• re·winder noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rewind¹

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

Example Sentences

Let’s rewind our collective memory to 2017 for a moment, when studio execs worried aloud about leaving ratings and ad dollars on the table by ignoring “real” America.

From Salon

It’s a brief rewind, but it holds another type of weight than what Taddeo recalls.

From Salon

My memory rewound much farther to one of the first conventions I attended in 1996.

From Salon

Southern and McSpadden both mentioned the reintroduction of wolves in Yellowstone as another example of a successful rewinding.

From Salon

So we came up with this sort of filmic idea, this sort of rewind idea, that he’s almost editing his story.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• back up
• reverse
• undo