rewound

rewound

He carefully rewound the cassette tape before playing it again.

Definition
  1. Verb (past tense and past participle of ):
    • To wind again or back: "rewound" is the form used to describe the action of winding something (such as a tape, film, or thread) back to an earlier position, or winding it again after it has been unwound.
    • To reverse the direction of a mechanism: Specifically, to turn a spool or reel backward, as in rewinding a cassette tape or a film reel.
Usage Examples
  • (She wound the tape back to its starting point.)
  • (He wound the spring again to restore tension.)
  • (He reversed the film reel to its starting position.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to have rewound": Used in perfect tenses to indicate a completed action of winding back.
    • By the time I arrived, she had already rewound the recording. (She had finished reversing the tape before my arrival.)
  • "rewound and replayed": Often used in contexts of reviewing audio or video material.
    • He rewound and replayed the conversation several times. (He reversed the recording and listened to it again repeatedly.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Rewind (verb): the base form, meaning to wind again or back.
    • Please rewind the tape when you are done. (Wind it back to the beginning.)
  • Rewinder (noun): a device used for rewinding.
    • The old film projector had a manual rewinder. (A tool to wind film back onto its spool.)
  • Rewindable (adjective): capable of being rewound.
    • This cassette is rewound easily. (The tape can be wound back without difficulty.)
Synonyms
  • Wind back: to turn or coil something in the opposite direction.
  • Reverse: to move backward, especially in a mechanical or recording context.
  • Coil again: to form into a loop or spiral once more.
Related Idioms
  • Rewind the clock: an idiomatic expression meaning to return to an earlier time or undo past events.
    • I wish I could rewind the clock and make a different choice. (I wish I could go back in time.)

Note: No phrasal verbs are commonly associated with "rewound" as a standalone form; however, the base verb "rewind" can be used with prepositions in phrases like "rewind to" (e.g., Rewind to the start of the scene).