un·do
Pronounced:
/ˌʌnˈdu:/
Function:
verbInflected forms:
un·does; un·did /-ˈdɪd/ un·done /-ˈdʌn/ un·do·ing Meaning:
[+ obj] 1 : to open or release (something) : to unfasten or loosen (something) ▪ undo a belt/button/zipper ▪ She undid [=unbuttoned] her blouse. ▪ I can't undo [=untie] this knot.
2 : to change or stop the effect of (something) : reverse ▪ You can't undo the past. ▪ The damage cannot be undone. ▪ (computers) Will the program let me undo a change if I make a mistake?
3 formal : to cause the failure of (someone or something) ▪ He was undone by greed.
2 : to change or stop the effect of (something) : reverse ▪ You can't undo the past. ▪ The damage cannot be undone. ▪ (computers) Will the program let me undo a change if I make a mistake?
3 formal : to cause the failure of (someone or something) ▪ He was undone by greed.
—see also undone