As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To make the tape on a video cassette recorder or similar machine go backwards quickly so that you can play a different part of the tape, or play it again. English = rewind. 2. To go back and repeat what has been said in order to make something clear, or because someone else has joined the conversation. Interactive: 1. Used alone to go back and repeat what they have said because it is not clear, or because someone else has joined the conversation.