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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.