Phrase guide

wind back

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /waɪnd ˈbæk/
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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հետ տալ (het tal) — to wind towards the beginning
  • Bulgarian: пренавивам (prenavivam) — to wind towards the beginning
  • Chinese Mandarin: 倒帶 /倒带 (dàodài) — to wind towards the beginning
  • Czech: přetočit — to wind towards the beginning
  • Danish: spole tilbage — to wind towards the beginning
  • Dutch: terugspoelen — to wind towards the beginning
  • Finnish: kelata taaksepäin — to wind towards the beginning
  • Finnish: kelata takaisin — to wind towards the beginning
  • French: rebobiner — to wind towards the beginning
  • French: rembobiner — to wind towards the beginning
  • German: zurückspulen — to wind towards the beginning
  • German: rückspulen — to wind towards the beginning
  • Hungarian: visszateker — to wind towards the beginning
  • Icelandic: spóla til baka — to wind towards the beginning
  • Italian: riavvolgere — to wind towards the beginning
  • Japanese: 巻き戻す (makimodosu) — to wind towards the beginning
  • Korean: 되감다 (doegamda) — to wind towards the beginning
  • Polish: przewijać do tyłu — to wind towards the beginning
  • Polish: przewinąć do tyłu — to wind towards the beginning
  • Portuguese: rebobinar — to wind towards the beginning
  • Russian: перема́тывать наза́д (peremátyvatʹ nazád) — to wind towards the beginning
  • Russian: перемота́ть наза́д (peremotátʹ nazád) — to wind towards the beginning
  • Spanish: rebobinar — to wind towards the beginning
  • Turkish: başa sarmak — to wind towards the beginning
  • Turkish: başa almak — to wind towards the beginning
  • Turkish: geri sarmak — to wind towards the beginning
  • Ukrainian: перемо́тувати наза́д (peremótuvaty nazád) — to wind towards the beginning
  • Ukrainian: перемота́ти наза́д (peremotáty nazád) — to wind towards the beginning
  • Ukrainian: відмо́тувати наза́д (vidmótuvaty nazád) — to wind towards the beginning
  • Ukrainian: відмота́ти наза́д (vidmotáty nazád) — to wind towards the beginning