The meaning of REWIND is to wind again; especially : to reverse the winding of. How to use rewind in a sentence.

REWIND definition: 1. to make a recording go back towards the beginning: 2. to go back, or to make something go back…. Learn more.

When a recording on a tape, computer file, or disk rewinds, or when you rewind it, the recording goes backwards so that you can play it again. He rewound the tape and played the message again. 3 …

1. The act or process of rewinding or being rewound. 2. A control mechanism for rewinding tape or film, for example.

Definition of rewind verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Jan 17, 2026 · Noun rewind (plural rewinds) The act of rewinding. A button or other mechanism for rewinding. I meant to pause the picture, but hit the rewind by mistake.

re•wind /riˈwaɪnd/ v., -wound, -wind•ing. to wind again, such as a tape on a videocassette player: [~ + object] He rewound the tape. [no object] After the tape rewinds, play it on this other VCR. -wind•ing, …