unwind

Irregular
Infinitive
unwind
Past Simple
unwound
Past Participle
unwound
-ing Form
unwinding
3rd Person
unwinds
unwind unwinds unwinding unwound

Unwind means to relax, or to reverse winding. Irregular: unwind-unwound-unwound.

Meanings

  • To relax after stress
  • To reverse winding
  • To undo coils
  • To resolve gradually

Common Collocations

unwind after work unwind a tape time to unwind unwind positions help you unwind

Tip for Learners

Unwind is common for relaxation: "I need to unwind after this week." Finance: "unwind a position" = reverse investments. Follows pattern of "wind" (turn).
Present Simple
I unwind
you unwind
he/she/it unwinds
we unwind
they unwind
Examples - Present Simple
  • I unwind after work.
  • You unwind the cable.
  • She unwinds with wine.
  • We unwind at home.
  • They unwind on weekends.
Present Continuous
I am unwinding
you are unwinding
he/she/it is unwinding
we are unwinding
they are unwinding
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am unwinding after work.
  • You are unwinding the cable.
  • She is unwinding with wine.
  • We are unwinding at home.
  • They are unwinding on weekends.
Present Perfect
I have unwound
you have unwound
he/she/it has unwound
we have unwound
they have unwound
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have unwound after work.
  • You have unwound the cable.
  • She has unwound with wine.
  • We have unwound at home.
  • They have unwound on weekends.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unwinding
you have been unwinding
he/she/it has been unwinding
we have been unwinding
they have been unwinding
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been unwinding after work.
  • You have been unwinding the cable.
  • She has been unwinding with wine.
  • We have been unwinding at home.
  • They have been unwinding on weekends.
Past Simple
I unwound
you unwound
he/she/it unwound
we unwound
they unwound
Examples - Past Simple
  • I unwound after work.
  • You unwound the cable.
  • She unwound with wine.
  • We unwound at home.
  • They unwound on weekends.
Past Continuous
I was unwinding
you were unwinding
he/she/it was unwinding
we were unwinding
they were unwinding
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was unwinding after work.
  • You were unwinding the cable.
  • She was unwinding with wine.
  • We were unwinding at home.
  • They were unwinding on weekends.
Past Perfect
I had unwound
you had unwound
he/she/it had unwound
we had unwound
they had unwound
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had unwound after work.
  • You had unwound the cable.
  • She had unwound with wine.
  • We had unwound at home.
  • They had unwound on weekends.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unwinding
you had been unwinding
he/she/it had been unwinding
we had been unwinding
they had been unwinding
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been unwinding after work.
  • You had been unwinding cables.
  • He had been unwinding with wine.
  • We had been unwinding at home.
  • They had been unwinding on weekends.
Future Simple
I will unwind
you will unwind
he/she/it will unwind
we will unwind
they will unwind
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will unwind after work.
  • You will unwind the cable.
  • She will unwind with wine.
  • We will unwind at home.
  • They will unwind on weekends.
Future Continuous
I will be unwinding
you will be unwinding
he/she/it will be unwinding
we will be unwinding
they will be unwinding
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will be unwinding after work.
  • You will be unwinding cables.
  • He will be unwinding with wine.
  • We will be unwinding at home.
  • They will be unwinding on weekends.
Future Perfect
I will have unwound
you will have unwound
he/she/it will have unwound
we will have unwound
they will have unwound
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have unwound by evening.
  • You will have unwound the cable.
  • She will have unwound with wine.
  • We will have unwound at home.
  • They will have unwound on weekends.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unwinding
you will have been unwinding
he/she/it will have been unwinding
we will have been unwinding
they will have been unwinding
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been unwinding all evening.
  • You will have been unwinding cables.
  • He will have been unwinding with wine.
  • We will have been unwinding at home.
  • They will have been unwinding on weekends.
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