Rewind Meaning, Examples and Usage Guide

Meaning 1：go backwards (Rewind)

Rewind 🔊

/ˌriːˈwaɪnd/

To make a recording go backwards so you can watch or listen to it again.

Hand pressing rewind button on remote with TV scenes moving backwards

go backwards 🔊

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/ɡoʊ ˈbæk.wərdz/

To cause a recording to move in reverse direction, allowing the viewer or listener to review a previous section.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

re- (again) + wind (to turn or coil).

💡 Mnemonic

Think 're' (again) + 'wind' (turn) = turn backwards to replay.

📖 Example

Rewind the video to the part where the puppy appears, I want to see it again. 🔊 Rewind the video to the part where the puppy appears, I want to see it again.

🔗 Collocations

rewind the tape – to reverse a magnetic tape to an earlier point

rewind the video – to reverse a video recording to a previous scene

press rewind – to activate the rewind function on a device

🔄 Synonyms

reverse (v.) – To move backward in direction or order.

back up (v.) – To move a recording or file to an earlier position.

go back (v.) – To return to a previous point or state.

🚫 Antonyms

fast-forward (v.) – To advance a recording quickly to a later point.

advance (v.) – To move forward in time or sequence.

forward (adv./v.) – Toward the front or a later point.

🌱 Derivatives

rewinder (n.) – A device or person that rewinds.

rewound (v.) – Past tense of rewind.

rewinding (v./adj.) – The action of winding backwards.

📖 Cultural Story

Formed from the prefix 're-' (again) and 'wind' (to coil), this term gained prominence with magnetic tape recorders in the mid-20th century, referring to reversing playback.