Undo
verb
To reverse the effects or results of something.
He clicked the 'undo' button to delete the last action he did on the computer.
Often appears as...
- undo a mistake
- undo changes
verb
To unfasten, untie or loosen something.
She struggled to undo the knot that was tightly tied.
Often appears as...
- undo the knot
- undo a tie
verb
To ruin or destroy something or someone.
His addiction to gambling threatened to undo his life.
Often appears as...
- undo life
- undo career
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To negate or cancel the effect of a command or action, especially in computing.
You can undo the last operation by pressing Ctrl + Z.
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To reverse the effects or results of something.
He clicked the 'undo' button to delete the last action he did on the computer.
Often appears as...
- undo a mistake
- undo changes
verb
To unfasten, untie or loosen something.
She struggled to undo the knot that was tightly tied.
Often appears as...
- undo the knot
- undo a tie
verb
To ruin or destroy something or someone.
His addiction to gambling threatened to undo his life.
Often appears as...
- undo life
- undo career
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To negate or cancel the effect of a command or action, especially in computing.
You can undo the last operation by pressing Ctrl + Z.
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
The term 'undo' can suggest fixing errors, not just computing actions.
The new policy might undo years of progress in education.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Sensitivity
Using 'undo' implies a wish to go back in time and change what happened.
If I could, I'd undo what I said yesterday.
Pro Tip 3/3Irreversible Actions
'Undo' cannot always be applied; some actions are permanent.
Once spoken, harsh words can't be undone.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
The term 'undo' can suggest fixing errors, not just computing actions.
The new policy might undo years of progress in education.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Sensitivity
Using 'undo' implies a wish to go back in time and change what happened.
If I could, I'd undo what I said yesterday.
Pro Tip 3/3Irreversible Actions
'Undo' cannot always be applied; some actions are permanent.
Once spoken, harsh words can't be undone.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
The term 'undo' can suggest fixing errors, not just computing actions.
The new policy might undo years of progress in education.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Sensitivity
Using 'undo' implies a wish to go back in time and change what happened.
If I could, I'd undo what I said yesterday.
Pro Tip 3/3Irreversible Actions
'Undo' cannot always be applied; some actions are permanent.
Once spoken, harsh words can't be undone.
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Video examples
Teach girls bravery, not...
We have to begin to undo the socialization of perfection, but we've got to combine it with building a sisterhood that lets girls know that they are not alone. Because trying harder is not going to fix a broken system. I can't tell you how many women tell me, "I'm afraid to raise my hand, I'm afraid to ask a question,
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I grew up in the...
I wrote an apology for the harm I'd caused, but I also knew that an apology could never undo any of it. All I could do was try to build a new life and find a way somehow to repair some of the damage. People had every reason to doubt my sincerity, but most of them didn't. And --
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My year of saying yes to...
And a crazy thing the very act of doing the thing that scared me undid the fear, made it not scary. My fear of public speaking, my social anxiety, poof, gone. It's amazing, the power of one word. "Yes" changed my life.
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Best Lion Moments: Part...
undoing and it puts flip in a really awkward position he doesn't want the Cubs killed but keeps to his promise to inform the village these two young lions are very important to to your Conservancy
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The hidden meanings of...
a person will not have to fight against the universe's natural flow. So, for example, listen more, argue less. Be ready to back up or undo something, and you will make even faster progress.
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The disarming case to...
What we do or don't do right now will affect my entire life and the lives of my children and grandchildren. What we do or don't do right now, me and my generation can't undo in the future.
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The dire state of...
help zone d'arco heads by three hundred we just created seven more are three hundred more so we have five we'll do something else on in a country you can imagine what is undone out there
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Proof: The Photographers...
don't worry I'm a professional photography has the power to good photography has the power power power the power to undo your assumptions about the world change your perspective on
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What happens when you...
This doesn't just undermine recovery. It's also dangerous. Our brains aren't invincible. They still need us to shield them from harm and help them undo damage once it's been done.
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Ze Frank: Are you human?
that you were just naturally great at? Mmm. Have you ever broken something in real life, and then found yourself looking for an "undo" button in real life?
Video examples
Teach girls bravery, not...
We have to begin to undo the socialization of perfection, but we've got to combine it with building a sisterhood that lets girls know that they are not alone. Because trying harder is not going to fix a broken system. I can't tell you how many women tell me, "I'm afraid to raise my hand, I'm afraid to ask a question,
Video examples
I grew up in the...
I wrote an apology for the harm I'd caused, but I also knew that an apology could never undo any of it. All I could do was try to build a new life and find a way somehow to repair some of the damage. People had every reason to doubt my sincerity, but most of them didn't. And --
Video examples
My year of saying yes to...
And a crazy thing the very act of doing the thing that scared me undid the fear, made it not scary. My fear of public speaking, my social anxiety, poof, gone. It's amazing, the power of one word. "Yes" changed my life.
Video examples
Best Lion Moments: Part...
undoing and it puts flip in a really awkward position he doesn't want the Cubs killed but keeps to his promise to inform the village these two young lions are very important to to your Conservancy
Video examples
The hidden meanings of...
a person will not have to fight against the universe's natural flow. So, for example, listen more, argue less. Be ready to back up or undo something, and you will make even faster progress.
Video examples
The disarming case to...
What we do or don't do right now will affect my entire life and the lives of my children and grandchildren. What we do or don't do right now, me and my generation can't undo in the future.
Video examples
The dire state of...
help zone d'arco heads by three hundred we just created seven more are three hundred more so we have five we'll do something else on in a country you can imagine what is undone out there
Video examples
Proof: The Photographers...
don't worry I'm a professional photography has the power to good photography has the power power power the power to undo your assumptions about the world change your perspective on
Video examples
What happens when you...
This doesn't just undermine recovery. It's also dangerous. Our brains aren't invincible. They still need us to shield them from harm and help them undo damage once it's been done.
Video examples
Ze Frank: Are you human?
that you were just naturally great at? Mmm. Have you ever broken something in real life, and then found yourself looking for an "undo" button in real life?
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Patrisse Cullors
American Activist
When you grow up with a significant amount of trauma, you are realizing it as you get older, and you're realizing the ways you can recover from that trauma. The things that I have witnessed and that I have been through, it's going to take a lifetime to undo.
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Christine Leunens
New Zealander Novelist
However, for my characters to have depth, they have to be human and complex, have both qualities and flaws, do the right things at times, and at others, things they'll regret having done and not necessarily know how to undo.
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Courtney B. Vance
American Actor
It goes back in the black community that the police are not your friends. That's an old, old, deep understanding that we have, that it's going to take a lot to undo that in our minds.
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Ike Turner
American Musician
I'm not gonna try to defend, or undo what's been done. All I could say about whatever's been done, it's been done, and it's water under the bridge. I have no regrets of my life.
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Lin Yutang
Chinese Author
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
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Evangeline Lilly
Canadian Actress
In every one of the 'Squickerwonker' books, we will explore a new Squickerwonker character and their vice and how their vice generally leads to their undoing.
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Bono
Irish Singer
Anyone that's involved in development has discovered that all the good work that's been done in development has been undone by the AIDS emergency.
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Steven Levitt
American Economist
If you really accept that global warming puts the world at risk, then you think you would be open to any solution that could undo it.
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Michael Cacoyannis
Cypriot Director
Boss, life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to undo your belt and look for trouble.
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Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
Quote examples
Patrisse Cullors
American Activist
When you grow up with a significant amount of trauma, you are realizing it as you get older, and you're realizing the ways you can recover from that trauma. The things that I have witnessed and that I have been through, it's going to take a lifetime to undo.
Quote examples
Christine Leunens
New Zealander Novelist
However, for my characters to have depth, they have to be human and complex, have both qualities and flaws, do the right things at times, and at others, things they'll regret having done and not necessarily know how to undo.
Quote examples
Courtney B. Vance
American Actor
It goes back in the black community that the police are not your friends. That's an old, old, deep understanding that we have, that it's going to take a lot to undo that in our minds.
Quote examples
Ike Turner
American Musician
I'm not gonna try to defend, or undo what's been done. All I could say about whatever's been done, it's been done, and it's water under the bridge. I have no regrets of my life.
Quote examples
Lin Yutang
Chinese Author
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
Quote examples
Evangeline Lilly
Canadian Actress
In every one of the 'Squickerwonker' books, we will explore a new Squickerwonker character and their vice and how their vice generally leads to their undoing.
Quote examples
Bono
Irish Singer
Anyone that's involved in development has discovered that all the good work that's been done in development has been undone by the AIDS emergency.
Quote examples
Steven Levitt
American Economist
If you really accept that global warming puts the world at risk, then you think you would be open to any solution that could undo it.
Quote examples
Michael Cacoyannis
Cypriot Director
Boss, life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to undo your belt and look for trouble.
Quote examples
Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
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