No. 2,240 in Dutch
ongedaan
Undone.
In a sentence
Hij maakte zijn beslissing ongedaan.
He reversed his decision.
Here, 'ongedaan' refers to nullifying or retracting a decision.
De fout werd snel ongedaan gemaakt door het team.
The error was quickly undone by the team.
In this context, 'ongedaan' is used to indicate correcting a mistake that has been made.
Ze hoopte dat de tijd haar fout ongedaan kon maken.
She hoped that time could undo her mistake.
Here, 'ongedaan' is metaphorically employed to express the desire to reverse an action or situation over time.
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