Meaning
to rewind, to wind back
- to wind up or roll back up (a cable, tape, thread, or reel)
- to rewind an audio or video track
- to retrace or mentally play back past events
In a sentence
Puoi riavvolgere il cavo dell'aspirapolvere prima di metterlo via?
Can you wind up the vacuum cleaner cord before putting it away?
Non riavvolgere il video, preferisco guardarlo dall'inizio più tardi.
Don't rewind the video; I'd rather watch it from the beginning later.
Se potessi riavvolgere il tempo, rifaresti la stessa scelta?
If you could turn back time, would you make the same choice?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| riavvolgere | infinitive |
| riavvolgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| riavvolgi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvolge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riavvolgiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| riavvolgete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvolgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riavvolgevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riavvolgevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvolgeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riavvolgevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riavvolgevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvolgevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riavvolsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| riavvolgesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvolse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| riavvolgemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| riavvolgeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvolsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| riavvolgerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| riavvolgerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvolgerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| riavvolgeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| riavvolgerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvolgeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| riavvolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| riavvolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riavvolgiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| riavvolgiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvolgano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riavvolgessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riavvolgessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvolgesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riavvolgessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riavvolgeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvolgessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riavvolgerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| riavvolgeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvolgerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riavvolgeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| riavvolgereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvolgerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riavvolgi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvolgiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| riavvolgete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvolgendo | gerund |
| riavvolto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Conjugated like volgere: passato remoto io riavvolsi, past participle riavvolto.
- Takes the auxiliary avere in transitive senses and essere when used reflexively (riavvolgersi).
- past participle riavvolto