undo

  • 11undo — [[t]ʌ̱ndu͟ː[/t]] undoes, undoing, undid, undone 1) VERB If you undo something that is closed, tied, or held together, or if you undo the thing holding it, you loosen or remove the thing holding it. [V n] I managed secretly to undo a corner of the …

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  • 12undo */ — UK [ʌnˈduː] / US [ʌnˈdu] verb Word forms undo : present tense I/you/we/they undo he/she/it undoes present participle undoing past tense undid UK [ʌnˈdɪd] / US past participle undone UK [ʌnˈdʌn] / US 1) [transitive] to open, untie, or remove… …

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  • 13undo — undoable, adj. /un dooh /, v.t., undid, undone, undoing. 1. to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done: Murder once done can never be undone. 2. to do away with; erase; efface: to undo the havoc done by the storm. 3. to bring to ruin… …

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  • 14undo — un|do [ʌnˈdu:] v past tense undid [ ˈdıd] past participle undone [ ˈdʌn] third person singular undoes [ ˈdʌz] [T] 1.) to open something that is tied, fastened or wrapped ▪ The screws can be undone by hand. undo your jacket/shirt/bra etc ▪ I undid …

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  • 15undo — verb /ʌnˈduː/ a) To reverse the effects of an action. Fortunately, we can undo most of the damage to the system. b) To unfasten. Could you undo my buckle for me? Syn: cancel …

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  • 16undo — un|do [ ʌn du ] (past tense un|did [ ʌn dıd ] ; past participle un|done [ ʌn dʌn ] ) verb * 1. ) transitive to open, untie, or remove something so that it no longer closes, fastens, or connects another thing: He quickly undid the screws that held …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17undo — [ʌnˈduː] (past tense undid [ʌnˈdɪd] ; past participle undone [ʌnˈdʌn] ) verb 1) [T] to open or untie something so that it is no longer closed or fastened He undid the screws that held the cassette together.[/ex] I can t undo my belt.[/ex] 2) [T]… …

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  • 18undo — verb Undo is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bandage, ↑belt, ↑bolt, ↑bra, ↑buckle, ↑button, ↑catch, ↑clip, ↑collar, ↑cord, ↑fly, ↑handcuffs, ↑ …

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  • 19undo — verb 1) he undid another button Syn: unfasten, unbutton, unhook, untie, unlace; unlock, unbolt; loosen, disentangle, extricate, release, detach, free, open; disconnect, disengage, separate …

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  • 20undo — verb 1) he undid his shirt Syn: unfasten, unbutton, unhook, untie, unlace, unlock, unbolt, loosen, detach, free, open 2) they will undo a decision by the lords Syn …

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