undo
VerbSubstantivAdjektivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ʌnˈduː//
To reverse the effects of an action.
Verb
- 1
To reverse the effects of an action.
Fortunately, we can undo most of the damage to the system by the war.
What's done can't be undone.
Pro.[…]it was a torment / To lay vpon the damn'd, which Sycorax / Could not againe vndoe ; it was mine Art, / When I arriu'd, and heard thee, that made gape / The Pyne, and let thee out.
But Wigan undid their good work by conceding an avoidable second goal deep into first-half injury time.
- 2
To unfasten.
Could you undo my buckle for me?
- 3
To unfasten the clothing of (a person).
PROSTITUTE: Undo me. There's a dear.
- 4
übertragenTo impoverish or ruin, as in reputation; to cause the downfall of.
Woe is me, for I am undone!
Herkunft
From Middle English undōn, from Old English ondōn, from Proto-West Germanic *andadōn (“to undo”), equivalent to un- + do. Cognate with West Frisian ûndwaan, ûntdwaan (“to undo; rid”), Dutch ontdoen (“to undo”).
Substantiv
- 1
An operation that reverses a previous action.
How many undos does this program support?
Adjektiv
- 1
Variante von undueMisspelling of undue.
Formen
- Plural
- undos
- Präteritum
- undid
- Partizip II
- undone
- Partizip I
- undoing
- 3. Person Singular
- undoes
undo · To reverse the effects of an action.
undone · Not done.undoubtedly · Without doubt; definitely.undress · To remove one’s clothing.