undo

un·do  (n-d)

v. un·did (-dd), un·done (-dn), un·do·ing (-dng), un·does (-dz)

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.

5. Obsolete To solve or interpret; unravel.

v.intr.

To come open or unfastened.

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un·doer n.

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undo [ʌnˈduː]

vb -does, -doing, -did, -done (mainly tr)

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

undoer  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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" unbrace, unlace, untie - undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" 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.	undo - deprive of certain characteristics   unmake destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
	3.	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.	undo - cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" untie, loosen alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	5.	undo - remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel" unwrap uncover, expose - remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"

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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.

3. ruin, defeat, destroy, wreck, shatter, upset, mar, undermine, overturn, quash, subvert, bring to naught Their hopes of a victory were undone by a goal from John Barnes.

Translations

undo [ˈʌnˈduː] (undid (pt) (undone (pp))) VT

1. (= unfasten) [+ button, blouse] → desabrochar; [+ knot, parcel, shoe laces] → desatar; [+ zipper] → abrir; (= take to pieces) → desarmar

2. (= reverse) → deshacer; [+ damage etc] → reparar; [+ arrangement etc] → anular

3. (Comput) [+ command] → cancelar

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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.

(COMPUTING) → annuler l'action précédente
undo typing → annuler la frappe
can't undo → impossible d'annuler

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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

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undo [ʌnˈduː] (undid (pt) (undone (pp))) vt

a. (unfasten, button) → sbottonare; (shoelaces) → slacciare; (knot) → sciogliere; (parcel) → aprire; (knitting) → disfare

b. (reverse, action, wrong) → riparare (a); (spoil) → rovinare

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undo [ʌnˈduː] (undid (pt) (undone (pp))) vt

a. (unfasten, button) → sbottonare; (shoelaces) → slacciare; (knot) → sciogliere; (parcel) → aprire; (knitting) → disfare

b. (reverse, action, wrong) → riparare (a); (spoil) → rovinare

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undo

v undo [anˈduː]

1 to unfasten or untie Could you undo the knot in this string? losmaak يَحُل، يَفُك развързвам rozvázat løsne aufmachen λύνω, ξεκουμπώνω deshacer lahti tegema باز کردن؛ شکافتن avata défaire לְהַתִיר खोलना odvezati kibont losa um disfare ほどく 풀다 išnarplioti, atrišti, atsegti attaisīt; atraisīt membuka losmaken knappe opp, åpne, ta opp rozwiązać 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 使松开

2 to reverse, or destroy, the effect of The evil that he did can never be undone. omkeer يُبْطِل، يُلْغي развалям odčinit lade ugjort ungeschehen machen επαναφέρω σε προγενέστερη κατάσταση, αντιστρέφω γεγονός, επανορθώνω deshacer; reparar olematuks tegema جبران کردن؛ خنثی کردن tehdä tekemättömäksi (se) défaire לַהֲרוֹס, לְקַלקֵל मिटा देना poništiti meg nem történtté tesz ógilda, afturkalla distruggere, annullare 元にもどす 파멸시키다 atitaisyti likvidēt; atsaukt menarik balik ongedaan maken gjøre om, oppheve, ødelegge naprawić desfazer a anula не воротишь назад odčiniť popraviti poništiti göra ogjord, gottgöra ยกเลิก etkisini ortadan kaldırmak 扭轉或消弭…的影響 вернути واپس لينا، مٹانا xóa bỏ, phá hủy 破坏

n unˈdoing

(the cause of) ruin or disaster Gambling was his undoing. ondergang دَمار، كارِثَه погубване zkáza ruin das Verderben καταστροφή ruina hukatus علت نابودی؛ فنا tuho perte הַגוֹרֵם לַחוּרבָּן उलट-पुलट, बरबादी, नाश propast, uništenje romlás eyðilegging, fall rovina 破滅 파멸 pražūtis posts; bojāeja punca kemusnahan ondergang ulykke, undergang, ødeleggelse zguba 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

adj unˈdone [-ˈdan]

(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 nedodělaný ugjort unerledigt ατελείωτος, ανολοκλήρωτος inacabado, por hacer, sin hacer tegemata انجام نشده؛ به پایان نرسیده tekemätön pas fait; inachevé לא גָמוּר असंपादित nedovršen el nem végzett ófullgerður (non terminato) 未完成の 미완성의 nepadarytas, neužbaigtas nepadarīts; nepaveikts tdk menyiapkan ongedaan, onafgemaakt ugjort, uferdig nie zrobiony, nie dokończony 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 没有完成的

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undo → يَفُكْ otevřít åbne aufmachen ξεκουμπώνω deshacer aukaista défaire otvoriti disfare ほどく 원상태로 돌리다 ongedaan maken åpne odpiąć desfazer отменять göra ogjord แก้ açmak hủy 松开