English

Etymology
re- "again, back" + wind "turn".

Pronunciation
{| border1 cellpadding5
! w:IPA|IPA !! w:SAMPA|SAMPA
|-
| /ri�waɪnd/ || /ri"waInd/
|}

Hyphenation: re·wind
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪnd|-aɪnd

Verb
en-verb|rewinds|rewinding|rewound

1. To wind back; as, to rewind a VCR, cassette tape, or DVD.
2. To wind again; as, to rewind an unwound spool of string or tape.

Translations
Dutch: terugspoelen (1)

Noun
en-noun

1. The act of rewinding.
2. A button or other mechanism for rewinding.

#:I meant to pause the picture, but hit the rewind by mistake.

See also
fast forward

Category:English ergative verbs

fr:rewind
pl:rewind
ru:rewind
fi:rewind
vi:rewind
uk:rewind
zh:rewind

• 2007-10-15 00:52 - 16@r - +fr

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