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wound up

UK
/ˈwaʊnd ʌp/
US
/ˈwaʊnd ʌp/

Translations

wind upverb

wound up

Past Simple

wound up
Past Simple
wound up
Past Participle
winding up
Gerund
UK
/ˈwaɪnd ʌp/
US
/ˈwaɪnd ʌp/
We need to wind up the meeting soon.
Нам нужно скоро заканчивать встречу.
He wound up the old clock.
Он завел старые часы.
She wound up in a completely different career.
Она оказалась в совершенно другой карьере.
Synonyms
complete
close
wrap up
terminate
end
conclude
finish
finalize
shut down
bring to a close
Antonyms
start
initiate
commence
begin

Definitions

wind upverb
To bring something to a conclusion or end.
We need to wind up the meeting by 3 PM.
To coil or twist something around itself or another object.
She wound up the string around the spool.
To make someone tense or angry.
He knows how to wind up his sister with his teasing.
To arrive in a place or situation as a result of a course of action.
After getting lost, we wound up at the wrong hotel.
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