undo
To reverse the effects of an actionTo reverse the effects of an action.
» You can't undo what's already been done.
Ты не можешь отменить то, что сделал.
Ты не можешь отменить то, что уже сделано.
Не можна скасувати того, що вже було зроблено.
Що зроблено, того не повернеш.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)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.
rückgängig machen, ungeschehen machen
отменя́тьotmenjátʹ, отмени́тьotmenítʹ, возвраща́тьvozvraščátʹ
cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
(transitive)To unfasten.
Could you undo my buckle for me?
aufmachen, öffnen, losmachen
расстёгиватьrasstjógivatʹ, расстегну́тьrasstegnútʹ, развя́зыватьrazvjázyvatʹ
(colloquial, transitive)To unfasten the clothing of (a person).
(figuratively, transitive)To impoverish or ruin, as in reputation; to cause the downfall of.
cause the ruin or downfall of
Examples
92 sentencesYou can't undo what's already been done.
Не можна скасувати того, що вже було зроблено.
ruТы не можешь отменить то, что сделал.
My shoelaces came undone.
В мене розв'язалися шнурки.
ruУ меня развязались шнурки.
Your arrogance will be your undoing.
We've left undone what should've been done.
deWir haben liegenlassen, was hätte getan werden müssen.
One of your shoelaces has come undone.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English undōn, from Old English ondōn, from Proto-West Germanic *andadōn (“toFrom 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”).
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Forms
undoes, undoing, undid, undoneSynonyms
9 synonymsAntonyms
7 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle