UNDO


Meaning of UNDO in English

— 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 or disaster; destroy: In the end his lies undid him.

4. to unfasten by releasing: to undo a gate; to undo a button.

5. to untie or loose (a knot, rope, etc.).

6. to open (a package, wrapping, etc.).

7. Archaic. to explain; interpret.

[ bef. 900; ME; OE undon; c. D ontdoen. See UN- 2 , DO 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .