rewind

1 of 2

verb

re·​wind (ˌ)rē-ˈwīnd 

rewound (ˌ)rē-ˈwau̇nd  ; rewinding

transitive verb

: to wind again

especially : to reverse the winding of

rewind film

rewind

2 of 2

noun

re·​wind ˈrē-ˌwīnd 

(ˌ)rē-ˈwīnd

1

: something that rewinds or is rewound

2

: an act of rewinding

3

: a function of an electronic device that reverses a recording to a previous portion

Examples of rewind in a Sentence

Verb

Rewind the tape so that we can hear that song again.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

But right before the finale, the story rewound to 1923, revealing how the menacing Korean gangster Koh Hansu (Lee Min-ho) first came to work for a Yakuza boss, and depicting the two of them as survivors of that year’s Great Kanto Earthquake. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024

The team then used the same tectonic models to rewind time to find where on the planet those prime locations were back in the Ordovician. —Michael Irving, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2024

Noun

So just to kind of rewind and give some general context here. —Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024

So with no rewind button available, what Schafer mainly seems to be craving is a chance to figure out the best public, professional, and private version of herself. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1717, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

rewind

1 of 2 verb

re·​wind rē-ˈwīnd 

rewound -ˈwau̇nd  ; rewinding

: to wind again

especially : to reverse the winding of (as a video tape)

rewind

2 of 2 noun

re·​wind ˈrē-ˌwīnd 

: a function of an electronic device that reverses a recording to a previous portion