unwind

verbB2 · Upper-intermediate

To relax after working or feeling stressed.

Meanings of «unwind»

1 · verb

to relax after working or feeling stressed

I like to unwind with a good book after work.

2 · verb

to undo something that is wound or coiled

She began to unwind the long cable slowly.

Similar: uncoil unrollunravel

Translation

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«unwind» in 17 languages

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HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

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TR Türkçe

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The difference between similar words

to stop working and feel calm

relaxbecome calm and not tense or worriedI relax by listening to music.

reststop working to get your energy backYou should rest after your long trip.

unwindrelax after stress or hard workI like to unwind with a book after work.

chillinformalrelax and do nothing specialWe chilled at home all weekend.

Word family

wind A1 · verbwinding B1 · adjectiveunwind B2 · verbrewind C1 · verb

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