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{
"antonyms": [
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “reverse effects”",
"word": "redo"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “unfasten”",
"word": "do up"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “unfasten”",
"word": "button"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “unfasten”",
"word": "button up"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “unfasten”",
"word": "tie up"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “unfasten”",
"word": "zip"
},
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “unfasten”",
"word": "zip up"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "what's done cannot be undone"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "cy",
"2": "andwyo",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Welsh: andwyo",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Welsh: andwyo"
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "undōn"
},
"expansion": "Middle English undōn",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "ondōn"
},
"expansion": "Old English ondōn",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*andadōn",
"t": "to undo"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *andadōn (“to undo”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "un",
"3": "do",
"id1": "reversive"
},
"expansion": "un- + do",
"name": "pre"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fy",
"2": "ûndwaan"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian ûndwaan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "ontdoen",
"t": "to undo"
},
"expansion": "Dutch ontdoen (“to undo”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "undoes",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "undoing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "undid",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "undone",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "undoes",
"2": "undoing",
"3": "undid",
"4": "undone"
},
"expansion": "undo (third-person singular simple present undoes, present participle undoing, simple past undid, past participle undone)",
"name": "en-verb"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "transitive"
},
"expansion": "(transitive)",
"name": "tlb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Fortunately, we can undo most of the damage to the system by the war.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 4:",
"text": "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.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2011 October 15, Michael Da Silva, “Wigan 1 - 3 Bolton”, in BBC Sport:",
"text": "But Wigan undid their good work by conceding an avoidable second goal deep into first-half injury time.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2019 April 6, Caleb Quinley, “Thailand: Anti-military party leader faces sedition charges”, in Al Jazeera, Doha: Al Jazeera, retrieved 2019-04-06:",
"text": "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.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To reverse the effects of an action."
],
"id": "en-undo-en-verb-2S0O3dTf",
"links": [
[
"reverse",
"reverse"
],
[
"action",
"action"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "64 10 26",
"sense": "reverse effects",
"word": "cancel"
},
{
"_dis1": "64 10 26",
"sense": "reverse effects",
"word": "reverse"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "an",
"lang": "Aragonese",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "desfer"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "disfac"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "desfacer"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otmenjam",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "отменям"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vrǎštam obratno",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "връщам обратно"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "desfer"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fùyuán",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "復原 /复原"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chóngzuò",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "重做"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "odčinit"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "navrátit"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "ongedaan maken"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "tenietdoen"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "ontdoen"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "malfari"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "kumota"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "annuler"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "défaire"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "desfacer"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gaukmeba",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "გაუქმება"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šebruneba",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "შებრუნება"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "anulireba",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "ანულირება"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "rückgängig machen"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "ungeschehen machen"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "udheṛnā",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "उधेड़ना"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "visszavon"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "visszaállít"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "helyreállít"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "jóvátesz"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "visszacsinál"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "meg nem történtté tesz"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "annullare"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "disfare"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"alt": "もどす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "modosu",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "戻す"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"alt": "とりけす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "torikesu",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "取り消す"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "abrogo"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "destruo"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "whakakore"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "rette opp"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "angre"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "desfazer"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "rap",
"lang": "Rapa Nui",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "kume"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "desface"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otmenjátʹ",
"sense": "to reverse",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отменя́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otmenítʹ",
"sense": "to reverse",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отмени́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vozvraščátʹ",
"sense": "to reverse",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "возвраща́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vernútʹ",
"sense": "to reverse",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "верну́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "neo-dhèan"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "opovrgnuti"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "revertirati"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "sd",
"lang": "Sindhi",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "اڻڪرڻ"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "deshacer"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "revertir"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to reverse",
"tags": [
"rare"
],
"word": "desfacer"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"note": "only when the person doing something is undoing own actions",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "ångra"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "geri almak"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "hoàn tác"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "dad-wneud"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Could you undo my buckle for me?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To unfasten."
],
"id": "en-undo-en-verb-FPLovJS~",
"links": [
[
"unfasten",
"unfasten"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"sense": "unfasten",
"word": "unbuckle"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"sense": "unfasten",
"word": "unbutton"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"sense": "unfasten",
"word": "untie"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"sense": "unfasten",
"word": "unzip"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "disfac"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "askatu"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otvarjam",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "отварям"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razvǎrzvam",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "развързвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiěkāi",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "解開 /解开"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "losmaken"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "loysa"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "avata"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "irrottaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "défaire"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "délier"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gaxsna",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "გახსნა"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šexsna",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "შეხსნა"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "aufmachen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "öffnen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "losmachen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "lösen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "abschnallen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "kinyit"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "kigombol"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "kikapcsol"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "kiköt"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "kifűz"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "kibont"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "kicsatol"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "kiold"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "scaoil"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "slacciare"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hazusu",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "はずす"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hodoku",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "ほどく"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"alt": "とく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "toku",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "解く"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "wete"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "wetewete"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "wewete"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "whakamatara"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "maheno"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "løsne"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "desatar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "desface"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rasstjógivatʹ",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "расстёгивать"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rasstegnútʹ",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "расстегну́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razvjázyvatʹ",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "развя́зывать"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 97 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razvjazátʹ",
"sense": "to unfasten",
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"code": "ast",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"word": "重做"
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"code": "gl",
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"code": "ka",
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"word": "შებრუნება"
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"code": "ka",
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"word": "ანულირება"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "rückgängig machen"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"word": "ungeschehen machen"
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{
"code": "hi",
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"word": "उधेड़ना"
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"code": "hu",
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"word": "visszavon"
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "hu",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "visszacsinál"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "meg nem történtté tesz"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "annullare"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "disfare"
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{
"alt": "もどす",
"code": "ja",
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"word": "戻す"
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"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "取り消す"
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"code": "la",
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"word": "abrogo"
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{
"code": "la",
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"word": "destruo"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"word": "whakakore"
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{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "rette opp"
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{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "angre"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"word": "desfazer"
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{
"code": "rap",
"lang": "Rapa Nui",
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"word": "kume"
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{
"code": "ro",
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "gd",
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{
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "opovrgnuti"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "revertirati"
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{
"code": "sd",
"lang": "Sindhi",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "اڻڪرڻ"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "deshacer"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "revertir"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "ångra"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "geri almak"
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "hoàn tác"
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{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to reverse",
"word": "dad-wneud"
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"code": "rup",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "disfac"
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{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "askatu"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otvarjam",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "отварям"
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{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "razvǎrzvam",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "развързвам"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiěkāi",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "解開 /解开"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "losmaken"
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"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "to unfasten",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "avata"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "délier"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "gaxsna",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "გახსნა"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "šexsna",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "შეხსნა"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "aufmachen"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "öffnen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "lösen"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "abschnallen"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "kinyit"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "kiköt"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "kifűz"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "kibont"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "kicsatol"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "kiold"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "scaoil"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "slacciare"
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "hazusu",
"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "はずす"
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"code": "ja",
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"word": "ほどく"
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"word": "解く"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to unfasten",
"word": "wete"
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"code": "mi",
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"code": "mi",
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"code": "mi",
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"code": "mi",
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"code": "no",
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"word": "løsne"
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "ro",
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (b941637 and 4230888). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.