wind up

• فعل مركب يُستخدم للدلالة على إنهاء شيء ما أو الانتهاء منه، أو على انتهاء المرء في حال أو مكان معين بعد سلسلة من الأحداث. كما يُستخدم بمعنى إدارة أو لف شيء ما.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of bringing something to a conclusion, or to find oneself in a particular situation or place after a series of events.

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1. To finish or concludeinformal

   To bring something to an end; to conclude.

   إنهاء

   • Let's wind up the meeting before lunch.
   • He wound up his speech with a joke.
   • They wound up the project ahead of schedule.

   المرادفاتceaseclosecompleteconcludeendfinishterminatewrap up

   الأضدادbegincommenceinitiateopenstart

2. To end up in a situationinformal

   To find oneself in a particular state or place after a series of events.

   انتهى به المطاف

   • If you keep spending like that, you'll wind up in debt.
   • She wound up living in a small town after traveling.
   • He wound up as the manager of the company.

   المرادفاتarriveend upfind oneselffinish upland upturn out

3. To tighten a mechanismformal

   To turn a key or handle to make a clock, toy, or device operate.

   تدوير المفتاح لتشغيل الآلة

   • You need to wind up the clock every day.
   • She wound up the toy car and let it go.
   • He wound up the old gramophone before playing a record.

   المرادفاتcoilcranktightenturnwind

   الأضدادunwind

4. To irritate or annoyinformalbritish

   To deliberately annoy or tease someone.

   إغاظة

   • Stop winding him up; he's already stressed.
   • She knows how to wind up her brother.
   • They wound up the teacher with their constant questions.

   المرادفاتaggravateannoyantagonizebotherbugexasperateirritateneedlepesterprovokeriletease

   الأضدادcalmcomfortpleasereassuresoothe

الفعل الأساسيwind