wind – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wind down
Participle: wound down
Gerund: winding down

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of wind

Indicative

Present

I	wind down
you	wind down
he;she;it	winds down
we	wind down
you	wind down
they	wind down

Perfect

I	have wound down
you	have wound down
he;she;it	has wound down
we	have wound down
you	have wound down
they	have wound down

Past

I	wound down
you	wound down
he;she;it	wound down
we	wound down
you	wound down
they	wound down

Pluperfect

I	had wound down
you	had wound down
he;she;it	had wound down
we	had wound down
you	had wound down
they	had wound down

Future

I	will wind down
you	will wind down
he;she;it	will wind down
we	will wind down
you	will wind down
they	will wind down

Future Perfect

I	will have wound down
you	will have wound down
he;she;it	will have wound down
we	will have wound down
you	will have wound down
they	will have wound down

Subjunctive

Present

I	wind down
you	wind down
he;she;it	wind down
we	wind down
you	wind down
they	wind down

Perfect

I	have wound down
you	have wound down
he;she;it	have wound down
we	have wound down
you	have wound down
they	have wound down

Imperfect

I	wound down
you	wound down
he;she;it	wound down
we	wound down
you	wound down
they	wound down

Pluperfect

I	had wound down
you	had wound down
he;she;it	had wound down
we	had wound down
you	had wound down
they	had wound down

Conditional

Present

I	would wind down
you	would wind down
he;she;it	would wind down
we	would wind down
you	would wind down
they	would wind down

Perfect

I	would have wound down
you	would have wound down
he;she;it	would have wound down
we	would have wound down
you	would have wound down
they	would have wound down

Imperative

you	wind down
we	Let's wind down
you	wind down

Indicative

Present

I	am winding down
you	are winding down
he;she;it	is winding down
we	are winding down
you	are winding down
they	are winding down

Perfect

I	have been winding down
you	have been winding down
he;she;it	has been winding down
we	have been winding down
you	have been winding down
they	have been winding down

Past

I	was winding down
you	were winding down
he;she;it	was winding down
we	were winding down
you	were winding down
they	were winding down

Pluperfect

I	had been winding down
you	had been winding down
he;she;it	had been winding down
we	had been winding down
you	had been winding down
they	had been winding down

Future

I	will be winding down
you	will be winding down
he;she;it	will be winding down
we	will be winding down
you	will be winding down
they	will be winding down

Future Perfect

I	will have been winding down
you	will have been winding down
he;she;it	will have been winding down
we	will have been winding down
you	will have been winding down
they	will have been winding down

Conditional

Present

I	would be winding down
you	would be winding down
he;she;it	would be winding down
we	would be winding down
you	would be winding down
they	would be winding down

Perfect

I	would have been winding down
you	would have been winding down
he;she;it	would have been winding down
we	would have been winding down
you	would have been winding down
they	would have been winding down

Verbs conjugated like 'wind'

bind, fight, find, grind, overwind, rebind, regrind, unwind, wind, atwind, autowind, befight, befind, bewind, copyfight, cryogrind, debind, dogfight, fault-find, faultfind, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'wind'

bind, find, kind, mind, rind, swind, tind, wand, wend, wild,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bend: curve, twist, turn, swerve, snake, meander, convolute
coil: curl, twist, twine, entwine, corkscrew, encircle, wreathe

Antonyms

bend: straighten, stiffen, extend, stand

Additional Information

Cf. Old English strong verb bindan (bind), grindan (grind) and windan (wind).

Phrasal Verbs

~ down (something), ~ (something) down, ~ down, ~ on something, ~ something on, ~ up, ~ up doing something, ~ up (something), ~ (something) up, ~ up something, ~ something up, ~ up somebody, ~ somebody up,

Etymology

1. "air in motion," O.E. wind, from P.Gmc. *wendas (cf. O.S., O.Fris., Du. wind, O.N. vindr, O.H.G. wind, Ger. Wind, Goth. winds), from PIE *went- (cf. Skt. vatah, Avestan vata-, Hittite huwantis, L. ventus, O.C.S. vetru, Lith. vejas "wind;" Lith. vetra "tempest;" O.Ir. feth "air;" Welsh gwynt, Bret. gwent "wind"), from base *we- "to blow" (cf. Skt. vati, Avestan vaiti "blows," Goth. waian, O.E. wawan, O.H.G. wajan, Ger. wehen, O.C.S. vejati "to blow"). Normal pronunciation evolution made this word rhyme with kind and rind (Donne rhymes it with mind), but shifted to a short vowel 18c., probably from influence of windy, where the short vowel is natural. A sad loss for poets, who now must rhyme it only with sinned and a handful of weak words. Symbolic of emptiness and vanity since c.1290.

"I have forgot much, Cynara! gone with the wind." [Ernest Dowson, 1896]

To get wind of "receive information about" is recorded from 1809, perhaps from Fr. avoir le vent de. Wind-chill index is recorded from 1939. The verb meaning "tire, put out of breath" is attested from 1811.
2. From Middle English wynd, wind, from Old English wind (“wind”), from Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥tos (“wind”), from earlier *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”), derived from the present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).
3. Cognates
4. Cognate with Yola weend, wyeene (“wind”), North Frisian win, winj (“wind”), Saterland Frisian Wíend (“wind”), West Frisian wyn (“wind”), Alemannic German wend, wind, winn, wénn (“wind”), Bavarian bint, Wind (“wind”), Cimbrian and Mòcheno bint (“wind”), Dutch wind (“wind”), German and German Low German Wind (“wind”), Luxembourgish Wand (“wind”), Yiddish ווינט (vint, “wind”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish vind (“wind”), Faroese and Icelandic vindur (“wind”), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds, “wind”), Latin ventus (“wind”), Welsh gwynt (“wind”), Sanskrit वात (vā́ta, “wind”), Russian ве́тер (véter, “wind”), perhaps Albanian bundë (“strong damp wind”). Doublet of athlete, vent, weather and nirvana. See: Sanskrit 'वात'.

Verbs referencing "wind"

Norwegian, nynorsk vinde, Luxembourgish wënnen.

Sample Sentences

These bridges are of wood, have no parapet, and are only just wide enough for the passage of the trains; which, in the event of the smallest accident, wound inevitably be plunged into the river. They are startling contrivances, and are most agreeable when passed. (American Notes for General Circulation)
The scenery, which had been tame enough at first, was, for the last ten or twelve miles, beautiful. Our road wound through the pleasant valley of the Susquehanna; the river, dotted with innumerable green islands, lay upon our right; and on the left, a steep ascent, craggy with broken rock, and dark with pine [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] me what that cost, and whether it was a French watch, and where I got it, and how I got it, and whether I bought it or had it given me, and how it went, and where the key-hole was, and when I wound it, every night or every morning, and whether I ever forgot to wind it at all, and if I did, what then ? Where had I been to last, and where was I going next, and where was I going after that, and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] like those of murdered creatures, while here and there some charred and blackened giant reared aloft two withered arms, and seemed to call down curses on his foes. Sometimes, at night, the way wound through some lonely gorge, like a mountain pass in Scotland, shining and coldly glittering in the light of the moon, and so closed in by high steep hills all round, that there seemed to be no egress [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] while the vessel stands a little off awaiting its return, the water being shallow. They are landed at the foot of a high bank, on the summit of which are a few log cabins, attainable only by a long winding path. It is growing dusk; but the sun is very red, and shines in the water and on some of the tree-tops, like fire. (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] at Lewiston, on the opposite shore ), is situated in a delicious valley, through which the Niagara river, in colour a very deep green, pursues its course. It is approached by a road that takes its winding way among the heights by which the town is sheltered; and seen from this point is extremely beautiful and picturesque. On the most conspicuous of these heights stood a monument erected by the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] nine in the morning, and proceeded in a steamboat down the St. Lawrence river. The beauty of this noble stream at almost any point, but especially in the commencement of this journey when it winds its way among the thousand Islands, can hardly be imagined. The number and constant successions of these islands, all green and richly wooded; their fluctuating sizes, some so large that for half [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] the old churchyards, the antique houses, and every well-known object; the exquisite delights of that one journey, crowding in the short compass of a summer 's day, the joy of many years, with the winding up with Home and all that makes it dear; no tongue can tell, or pen of mine describe. (American Notes for General Circulation)
On one occasion, Miss Ophelia found Topsy with her very best scarlet India Canton crape shawl wound round her head for a turban, going on with her rehearsals before the glass in great style,—Miss Ophelia having, with carelessness most unheard-of in her, left the key for once in her drawer. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] what's grand and noble, made her such a reader of the Bible as Tom had never before heard. At first, she read to please her humble friend; but soon her own earnest nature threw out its tendrils, and wound itself around the majestic book; and Eva loved it, because it woke in her strange yearnings, and strong, dim emotions, such as impassioned, imaginative children love to feel. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
it'll be ready before the clock winds down. I 'm so sorry. (Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters)
[ motor slowly winds down ] [ Aldo ] We are not Frenchies, (Go Team!)

wind – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wind

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'wind'

Verbs similar to 'wind'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "wind"

Sample Sentences