undo

«undo» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to turn something back to how it was before — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (undo, undoes, undid, undone, undoing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To undo is to turn something back to how it was before. tree →

2) To undo is to open something that is tied or fastened, like a knot, a button or a zip. tree →

3) On a computer, Undo cancels the last thing you did. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Isaiah it means to loosen a yoke or ropes that bind an oppressed person. Interpretation: Isaiah says the fast God wants is freeing the oppressed, not only going hungry. It is read aloud on Yom Kippur morning as a call to justice and kindness. In the primary lessons: one operation reverses another: dividing undoes multiplying, adding undoes taking away; to find a starting amount, undo each change; phrases: «undo a knot», «undo a button», «press undo»

examples

• Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the fetters of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? (Prophets ISA.58.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Dividing undoes multiplying: 3 × 4 = 12, so 12 ÷ 3 = 4. tree →
• Adding 5 undoes taking 5 away. tree →
• To find the start, undo each change. tree →
• Can you undo this knot in my shoelace? tree →
• Undo your top button if you feel hot. tree →
• Press undo to bring back the deleted word. tree →
• You cannot undo a mean word once it is said. tree →
• Subtracting 7 undoes adding 7. tree →
• But he could not undo the string. tree →

note

Past: undid; past participle: undone. Use the undoing operation to check an answer or to find a starting amount. Pairs that undo each other: + and −, × and ÷.

In the corpora

• For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion: 'How are we undone!
• The people of Chemosh is undone; for thy sons are taken away captive, and thy daughters into captivity.
• My zeal hath undone me, because mine adversaries have forgotten Thy words.
• Correcting a rumour you passed on helps undo the harm.
• Climbing on statues, monuments and museum displays leads to falls on hard floors and damage that cannot be undone.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «undo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.