Слово англійською: wind

Дієслово

Переклад wind українською: виню́хувати, чу́ти

verb

/waɪnd/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they wind	/waɪnd/
he / she / it winds	/waɪndz/
past simple wound	/waʊnd/
past participle wound	/waʊnd/
-ing form winding	/ˈwaɪndɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] (of a road, river, etc.) to have many bends and twists
- wind + adv./prep. The path wound down to the beach.
- A wooden staircase winds up to the attic.
- The king's funeral procession wound slowly through city.
- wind its way + adv./prep. The river winds its way between two meadows.
see also winding
[transitive] wind something + adv./prep. to wrap or twist something around itself or something else
- He wound the wool into a ball.
- Wind the bandage around your finger.
- He wound the bandage tightly around his ankle.
- They wind individual strands of fibre together to make home-made rope.
[transitive, intransitive] to operate a tape, film, etc. so that it moves nearer to its ending or starting position
- wind something forward/back He wound the tape back to the beginning.
- wind forward/back Wind forward to the bit where they discover the body.
- wind something (on) With these cameras, after you click the shutter, you have to wind the film on.
[transitive, intransitive] to make a clock or machine work by turning a knob, handle, etc. several times; to be able to be made to work in this way
- wind something (up) He had forgotten to wind his watch.
- wind up It was one of those old-fashioned gramophones that winds up.
see also wind-up
[transitive] wind something to turn a handle several times
- You operate the trapdoor by winding this handle.

Word OriginOld English windan ‘go rapidly’, ‘twine’, of Germanic origin; related to wander and wend.

Idioms

wind/twist/wrap somebody around your little finger

(informal) to persuade somebody to do anything that you want
- She has always been able to wind her parents around her little finger.

Phrasal Verbs