undo
/ʌnˈduː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Fortunately, we can undo most of the damage to the system by the war."
- "What's done can't be undone."
- "Pro.[…]it was a torment / To lay vpon the damn'd, which Sycorax / Could not againe vndoe ; it was mine Art, / When I arriu'd, and heard thee, that made gape / The Pyne, and let thee out."
- "But Wigan undid their good work by conceding an avoidable second goal deep into first-half injury time."
- "And judging by how well the progressive and youth-favoured party did, many observers suspect this latest round of legal charges are a response to Future Forward's commitment to undo the legacy of military rule and undertake democratic reforms."
- "Could you undo my buckle for me?"
Etymology
From 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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʌnˈduː/
- British English: /ʌnˈduː/