"undecide" meaning in English

See undecide in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: undecides [present, singular, third-person], undeciding [participle, present], undecided [participle, past], undecided [past]
Etymology: From un- + decide. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|decide}} un- + decide Head templates: {{en-verb}} undecide (third-person singular simple present undecides, present participle undeciding, simple past and past participle undecided)
  1. (transitive) To reverse or go back on (a previous decision). Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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