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undo
reverse or erase; annul; untie; unwrap: undo a knot
Not to be confused with:
undue – exceeding the appropriate or normal; excessive: the use of undue force
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un·do
(ŭn-do͞o′)v. un·did (-dĭd′), un·done (-dŭn′), un·do·ing (-do͞o′ĭng), un·does (-dŭz′)
v.tr.
1. To reverse or erase; annul: impossible to undo the suffering caused by the war.
2. To untie, disassemble, or loosen: undo a shoelace.
3. To open (a parcel, for example); unwrap.
4.
a. To cause the ruin or downfall of; destroy.
b. To throw into confusion; unsettle.
v.intr.
To come open or unfastened.
un·do′er n.
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undo
(ʌnˈduː)vb (mainly tr) , -does, -doing, -did or -done
1. (also intr) to untie, unwrap, or open or become untied, unwrapped, etc
2. to reverse the effects of
3. to cause the downfall of
4. obsolete to explain or solve
unˈdoer n
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un•do
(ʌnˈdu)v.t. -did, -done, -do•ing.
1. to reverse the doing of.
2. to repair or erase: to undo the damage.
3. to bring to ruin; destroy.
4. to unfasten or unlatch.
5. to untie.
[before 900]
un•do′a•ble, adj.
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undo
Past participle: undone
Gerund: undoing
| Imperative |
|---|
| undo |
| undo |
| Present |
|---|
| I undo |
| you undo |
| he/she/it undoes |
| we undo |
| you undo |
| they undo |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I undid |
| you undid |
| he/she/it undid |
| we undid |
| you undid |
| they undid |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am undoing |
| you are undoing |
| he/she/it is undoing |
| we are undoing |
| you are undoing |
| they are undoing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have undone |
| you have undone |
| he/she/it has undone |
| we have undone |
| you have undone |
| they have undone |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was undoing |
| you were undoing |
| he/she/it was undoing |
| we were undoing |
| you were undoing |
| they were undoing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had undone |
| you had undone |
| he/she/it had undone |
| we had undone |
| you had undone |
| they had undone |
| Future |
|---|
| I will undo |
| you will undo |
| he/she/it will undo |
| we will undo |
| you will undo |
| they will undo |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have undone |
| you will have undone |
| he/she/it will have undone |
| we will have undone |
| you will have undone |
| they will have undone |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be undoing |
| you will be undoing |
| he/she/it will be undoing |
| we will be undoing |
| you will be undoing |
| they will be undoing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been undoing |
| you have been undoing |
| he/she/it has been undoing |
| we have been undoing |
| you have been undoing |
| they have been undoing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been undoing |
| you will have been undoing |
| he/she/it will have been undoing |
| we will have been undoing |
| you will have been undoing |
| they will have been undoing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been undoing |
| you had been undoing |
| he/she/it had been undoing |
| we had been undoing |
| you had been undoing |
| they had been undoing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would undo |
| you would undo |
| he/she/it would undo |
| we would undo |
| you would undo |
| they would undo |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have undone |
| you would have undone |
| he/she/it would have undone |
| we would have undone |
| you would have undone |
| they would have undone |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Verb 1. [画像:undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect]undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"
change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
unstrap - remove the strap or straps from
unhitch - unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
unpick - undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing)
unfasten - cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"
unbelt - undo the belt of; "unbelt your trousers"
unstaple - take the staples off; "unstaple the piece of paper from the receipt"
unclip - remove the clip from
unbutton - undo the buttons of; "unbutton the shirt"
unpin - remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
disconnect, unplug - pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable; "unplug the hair dryer after using it"
unbraid - undo the braids of; "unbraid my hair"
unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle - become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread"
unwind, disentangle - separate the tangles of
unbuckle - undo the buckle of; "Unbuckle your seat belt"
spread, unfold, open, spread out - spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
unwire - undo the wiring of
2. [画像:undo - deprive of certain characteristics]undo - deprive of certain characteristics
3. [画像:undo - cause the ruin or downfall of]undo - cause the ruin or downfall of; "A single mistake undid the President and he had to resign"
ruin - destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
4. [画像:undo - cause to become loose]undo - cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
5. [画像:undo - remove the outer cover or wrapping of]undo - remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel"
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undo
verb
1. open, unfasten, loose, loosen, unlock, unwrap, untie, disengage, unbutton, disentangle, unstrap, unclasp I managed to undo a corner of the parcel.
2. reverse, cancel, offset, wipe out, neutralize, invalidate, annul, nullify It would be difficult to undo the damage that had been done.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
undo
verb1. To remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean:
annul, blot (out), cancel, cross (off or out), delete, efface, erase, expunge, obliterate, rub (out), scratch (out), strike (out), wipe (out), x (out).
Law: vacate.
2. To free from ties or fasteners:
4. To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of:
bankrupt, break down, cross up, demolish, destroy, finish, ruin, shatter, sink, smash, spoil, torpedo, wash up, wrack, wreck.
Slang: total.
Idiom: put the kibosh on.
5. To lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of:
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Translations
يُبْطِل، يُلْغييَحُل، يَفُكيَفُكُّ
odčinitrozepnoutrozvázat
åbnelade ugjortløsne
aukaista
otkopčati
meg nem történtté tesz
losa umógilda, afturkalla
ほどく
원상태로 돌리다
atraisītatsauktattaisītlikvidēt
odčiniť
odpetiodvezatiodvitirazvezati
göra ogjord
แก้
hủy
undo
[ˈʌnˈduː] (undid (pt) (undone (pp))) VT1. (= unfasten) [+ button, blouse] → desabrochar ; [+ knot, parcel, shoe laces] → desatar ; [+ zipper] → abrir ; (= take to pieces) → desarmar
3. (Comput) [+ command] → cancelar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
undo
[ˌʌnˈduː] [undid] [ˌʌnˈdɪd] (pt) [undone] (pp) vt (= unfasten) [+ knot, zip, buttons, bra, jacket, shirt, parcel] → défaire
(= reverse effects of) [+ good work] → réduire à néant ; [+ damage] → réparer
If he won, he would undo everything I have fought for → S'il gagnait, il réduirait à néant tout ce pour quoi j'ai combattu.
If he won, he would undo everything I have fought for → S'il gagnait, il réduirait à néant tout ce pour quoi j'ai combattu.
(COMPUTING) → annuler l'action précédente
undo typing → annuler la frappe
can't undo → impossible d'annuler
undo typing → annuler la frappe
can't undo → impossible d'annuler
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
undo
pret <undid>, ptp <undone>vt
(= unfasten) → aufmachen ; button, dress, zip, parcel → aufmachen, öffnen ; knot → lösen ; knitting → aufziehen ; sewing → auftrennen ; will you undo me? (inf) → kannst du mir den Reißverschluss/die Knöpfe etc aufmachen?
(= reverse) mischief, wrong → ungeschehen machen ; work → zunichtemachen, ruinieren ; decision → rückgängig machen ; (Comput: command) → rückgängig machen ; we cannot undo the past → wir können die Vergangenheit nicht ungeschehen machen
vi → aufgehen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
undo
[ʌnˈduː] (undid (pt) (undone (pp))) vta. (unfasten, button) → sbottonare ; (shoelaces) → slacciare ; (knot) → sciogliere ; (parcel) → aprire ; (knitting) → disfare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
undo
(anˈduː) – past tense unˈdid (-ˈdid) : past participle unˈdone (-ˈdan) – verb1. to unfasten or untie. Could you undo the knot in this string? losmaak يَحُل، يَفُك развързвам desfazer rozvázat aufmachen løsne λύνω, ξεκουμπώνω deshacer lahti tegema باز کردن؛ شکافتن avata défaire לְהַתִיר खोलना odvezati kibont membuka losa um disfare ほどく 풀다 išnarplioti, atrišti, atsegti attaisīt; atraisīt membuka losmaken knappe opp, åpne, ta opp rozwiązać خلاصول، بيرته كول، پرانيستل سستول: بې اغيزې كول، ردول، باطلول، ړنګول، ورانول desfazer a desface развязывать rozviazať odvezati, odpeti odvezati knyta (knäppa) upp, lossa เปิด; ปลด çözmek, açmak 鬆開,解開 розв'язувати; розстібати کھولنا tháo, gỡ, cởi 松开,解开
2. to reverse, or destroy, the effect of. The evil that he did can never be undone. omkeer يُبْطِل، يُلْغي развалям desfazer odčinit ungeschehen machen lade ugjort επαναφέρω σε προγενέστερη κατάσταση, αντιστρέφω γεγονός, επανορθώνω deshacer; reparar olematuks tegema جبران کردن؛ خنثی کردن tehdä tekemättömäksi défaire לַהֲרוֹס, לְקַלקֵל मिटा देना poništiti meg nem történtté tesz membatalkan ógilda, afturkalla distruggere, annullare 元にもどす 파멸시키다 atitaisyti likvidēt; atsaukt menarik balik ongedaan maken gjøre om, oppheve, ødelegge naprawić بيرته كول desfazer a anula не воротишь назад odčiniť popraviti poništiti göra ogjord, gottgöra ทําลาย etkisini ortadan kaldırmak 扭轉或消弭...的影響 вернути واپس لينا، مٹانا xóa bỏ, phá hủy 扭转或破坏...的影响
unˈdoing noun (the cause of) ruin or disaster. Gambling was his undoing. ondergang دَمار، كارِثَه погубване ruína zkáza das Verderben ruin καταστροφή ruina hukatus علت نابودی؛ فنا tuho perte הַגוֹרֵם לַחוּרבָּן उलट-पुलट, बरबादी, नाश propast, uništenje romlás kehancuran eyðilegging, fall rovina 破滅 파멸 pražūtis posts; bojāeja punca kemusnahan ondergang ulykke, undergang, ødeleggelse zguba له منځه وړنه، باطلونه، ړنګونه، تباهي ruína distrugere погибель skaza poguba propast fördärv, olycka, undergång ความหายนะ mahvolma nedeni 毀滅(的原因) напасть تباہي، بربادي sự làm hư hỏng, đồi trụy 毁灭
unˈdone (-ˈdan) adjective (of work, a task etc) not done, or not finished. I don't like going to bed leaving jobs/work undone. onopgemaak, onklaargemaak غَيْر مَعْمول незавършен incompleto nedodělaný unerledigt ugjort ατελείωτος, ανολοκλήρωτος inacabado, por hacer, sin hacer tegemata انجام نشده؛ به پایان نرسیده tekemätön pas fait; inachevé לא גָמוּר असंपादित nedovršen el nem végzett belum diselesaikan ófullgerður (non terminato) 未完成の 미완성의 nepadarytas, neužbaigtas nepadarīts; nepaveikts tdk menyiapkan ongedaan, onafgemaakt ugjort, uferdig nie zrobiony, nie dokończony تر سره نه رسيدلى por fazer nefăcut; neterminat незаконченный nedokončený nedokončan nedovršen ogjord ซึ่งยังกระทําไม่สําเร็จ bitmemiş, yapılmamış (工作等)未完成的 незроблений, незакінчений نامکمل، ناقص chưa kết thúc, chưa hoàn thành 未完成的
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undo
→ يَفُكُّ rozepnout åbne aufmachen ξεκουμπώνω deshacer aukaista défaire otkopčati disfare ほどく 원상태로 돌리다 losmaken åpne odpiąć desfazer отменять göra ogjord แก้ açmak hủy 松开Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
undo
vt. deshacer, desatar; desabrochar, desbaratar.
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