rewind
Base form
rewind
/ˌriːˈwaɪnd/
Past simple
rewound
/ˌriːˈwaʊnd/
Past participle
rewound
/ˌriːˈwaʊnd/
MeaningC1
to make a tape or video go backwards
to rewind the video to the start
In use
- Imperative · Form 1Rewind the video to the start, please.
- Question · Form 1Can you rewind the film a few minutes?
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday I rewound the match to watch the goal again.
- Past simple · Form 2Last night we rewound the old cassette with a pencil.
- Present perfect · Form 3Have you rewound the tape for the next person?
- Passive · Form 3The clip was rewound three times before the referee decided.
Watch out
Rewound has ou /aʊ/, as in found: rewinded is a common slip, and rewund is wrong.
Same pattern
A — B — BForms two and three are the same
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