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un·done

 (ŭn-dŭn′)
v.
Past participle of undo.
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undone

(ʌnˈdʌn)
adj
1. not done or completed; unfinished
2. ruined; destroyed
3. unfastened; untied
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un•done1

(ʌnˈdʌn)

adj.
not done; not accomplished.
[1250–1300]

un•done2

(ʌnˈdʌn)

v.
1. pp. of undo.
adj.
2. brought to destruction or ruin.
3. unfastened.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.undone - not doneundone - not done; "the work could be done or undone and nobody cared"
unfinished - not brought to an end or conclusion; "unfinished business"; "the building is still unfinished"
2.undone - doomed to extinctionundone - doomed to extinction      
sunk, washed-up, done for, ruined
unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
3.undone - not fastened or tied or securedundone - not fastened or tied or secured; "her blouse had come undone at the neck"; "his shoelaces were undone"
unfastened - not closed or secured; "the car door was unfastened"; "unfastened seatbelts"
4.undone - thrown into a state of disorganization or incoherence; "price programs became unstuck because little grain was available"
unstuck
disorganised, disorganized - lacking order or methodical arrangement or function; "a disorganized enterprise"; "a thousand pages of muddy and disorganized prose"; "she was too disorganized to be an agreeable roommate"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

undone

1
adjective unfinished, left, outstanding, not done, neglected, omitted, incomplete, passed over, unfulfilled, not completed, unperformed, unattended to She left nothing undone that needed attention.
done, finished, complete, performed, fulfilled, accomplished, attended to

undone

2
adjective (Literary) ruined, destroyed, overcome, hapless, forlorn, prostrate, wretched He is undone by his lack of inner substance.
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Translations
غَيْر مَعْمول
nedodělaný
ugjort
el nem végzett
ófullgerîur
odpetodvezan
bitmemişyapılmamış

undone

[ˈʌnˈdʌn]
A. PP of undo
B. ADJ
1. (= unfastened) [clasp, blouse] → desabrochado; [zip, flies] → abierto; [tie, shoelace, knot] → desatado; [hair] → despeinado
to come undone [button] → desabrocharse; [parcel] → desatarse
2. (= not yet done) → por hacer
his desk was piled with work as yet undone → su escritorio estaba amontonado de trabajo por hacer
to leave sth undone → dejar algo sin hacer
3. (= cancelled out) → deshecho
she has seen her life's work undone → ha visto el trabajo de toda su vida deshecho
undone by ambition → destrozado por la ambición
4. (o.f., liter) (= ruined) I am undone! → ¡estoy perdido!, ¡es mi ruina!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

undone

[ˌʌnˈdʌn] adj
(= unfastened) [shoelaces, buttons, zip, knot] → défait(e)
to come undone [blouse, dress, shoelaces, buttons, zip, knot] → se défaire
(= unfinished) [work] → inachevé(e)
to leave sth undone → laisser qch inachevé(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

undone

ptp of undo
adj
(= unfastened) button, shoelace, tie, hair → offen; to come undone → aufgehen
(= neglected) task, work → unerledigt; to leave something undone → etw ungetan lassen; we have left undone what we ought to have done (Rel) → wir haben unser Tagwerk nicht getan
(= cancelled out) she has seen her life’s work undone → sie musste zusehen, wie ihr Lebenswerk zerstört wurde
(obs: = ruined) I am undone! → ich bin ruiniert; to be undone → zu Fall gebracht werden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

undone

[ʌnˈdʌn]
1. pp of undo
2. adj (unfastened, button) → sbottonato/a
to come undone → slacciarsi
to leave undone (shirt) → lasciare aperto/a or sbottonato/a (job) → non fare, lasciare da fare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

undo

(anˈduː) – past tense unˈdid (-ˈdid) : past participle unˈdone (-ˈdan) – verb
1. to unfasten or untie. Could you undo the knot in this string?
2. to reverse, or destroy, the effect of. The evil that he did can never be undone.
unˈdoing noun
(the cause of) ruin or disaster. Gambling was his undoing.
unˈdone (-ˈdan) adjective
(of work, a task etc) not done, or not finished. I don't like going to bed leaving jobs/work undone.
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