unwind
Base form
unwind
/ˌʌnˈwaɪnd/
Past simple
unwound
/ˌʌnˈwaʊnd/
Past participle
unwound
/ˌʌnˈwaʊnd/
MeaningC1
to relax after work or stress; to undo something that has been wound
to unwind after a long day
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1A hot bath will help you unwind after work.
- Question · Form 1How do you unwind at the weekend?
- Past simple · Form 2Last night I unwound with a good book and a cup of tea.
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday the kitten unwound a whole ball of wool.
- Present perfect · Form 3The bandage has unwound, so let me tie it again.
- Past perfect · Form 3By Sunday evening she had finally unwound.
Watch out
Like wind → wound: unwound /ˌʌnˈwaʊnd/, rhyming with found. Unwinded and unwund are wrong.
Same pattern
A — B — BForms two and three are the same
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