wind back

/waɪnd ˈbæk/

verb

To wind (a tape, cassette, or film, etc) towards the beginning; to rewind.

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Meanings

verbwind back (third-person singular simple present winds back, present participle winding back, simple past and past participle wound back)

present singular third person winds back · participle present winding back · participle past wound back · past wound back

  1. transitiveTo wind (a tape, cassette, or film, etc) towards the beginning; to rewind.

Translations

Bulgarian пренавивам
  • пренавивам (prenavivam)to wind towards the beginning
Chinese Mandarin 倒帶 /倒带
  • 倒帶 /倒带 (dàodài)to wind towards the beginning
Czech přetočit
  • přetočitto wind towards the beginning
Danish spole tilbage
  • spole tilbageto wind towards the beginning
Dutch terugspoelen
  • terugspoelento wind towards the beginning
Finnish kelata taaksepäin, kelata takaisin
  • kelata taaksepäinto wind towards the beginning
  • kelata takaisinto wind towards the beginning
French rebobiner, rembobiner
  • rebobinerto wind towards the beginning
  • rembobinerto wind towards the beginning
German zurückspulen, rückspulen
  • zurückspulento wind towards the beginning
  • rückspulento wind towards the beginning
Hungarian visszateker
  • visszatekerto wind towards the beginning
Icelandic spóla til baka
  • spóla til bakato wind towards the beginning
Italian riavvolgere
  • riavvolgereto wind towards the beginning
Japanese 巻き戻す
  • 巻き戻す (makimodosu)to wind towards the beginning
Korean 되감다
  • 되감다 (doegamda)to wind towards the beginning
Polish przewijać do tyłu, przewinąć do tyłu
  • przewijać do tyłuto wind towards the beginning
  • przewinąć do tyłuto wind towards the beginning
Portuguese rebobinar
  • rebobinarto wind towards the beginning
Russian перема́тывать наза́д, перемота́ть наза́д
  • перема́тывать наза́д (peremátyvatʹ nazád)to wind towards the beginning
  • перемота́ть наза́д (peremotátʹ nazád)to wind towards the beginning
Spanish rebobinar
  • rebobinarto wind towards the beginning
Turkish başa sarmak, başa almak
  • başa sarmakto wind towards the beginning
  • başa almakto wind towards the beginning
  • geri sarmakto wind towards the beginning
Ukrainian перемо́тувати наза́д, перемота́ти наза́д
  • перемо́тувати наза́д (peremótuvaty nazád)to wind towards the beginning
  • перемота́ти наза́д (peremotáty nazád)to wind towards the beginning
  • відмо́тувати наза́д (vidmótuvaty nazád)to wind towards the beginning
  • відмота́ти наза́д (vidmotáty nazád)to wind towards the beginning
Cite this entry
APA

wind back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20back

MLA

“wind back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20back. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wind back,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20back.

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