rewind

re·wind

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [verb ree-wahynd; noun ree-wahynd]
- /verb riˈwaɪnd; noun ˈriˌwaɪnd/
- /ˌriːˈwaɪnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb ree-wahynd; noun ree-wahynd]
- /verb riˈwaɪnd; noun ˈriˌwaɪnd/

Definitions of rewind word

noun rewind an act or instance of rewinding. 1
noun rewind Recording. a function of an audio or video recorder or player, as a cassette deck or DVR, that returns the audio or video incrementally to an earlier point. the button or other control that activates this reversing function. 1
noun rewind a camera control or mechanism used to wind film back into a film cassette. 1
transitive verb rewind wind back 1
noun rewind rewind button or function 1
verb rewind When the tape in a video or tape recorder rewinds or when you rewind it, the tape goes backwards so that you can play it again. Compare fast forward. 0

before 1710

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1710-20; re- + wind2

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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