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cancelcancel /ˈkænsəl/ ●●● S2 W2 verb (canceled, canceling also cancelled, cancelling) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYcancelOrigin: 1300-1400 French canceller to cross out, from Latin cancellare to make like a frame of crossed bars VERB TABLEcancel |
| Present | I, you, we, they | cancel | | he, she, it | cancels | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | canceled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have canceled | | he, she, it | has canceled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had canceled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cancel | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have canceled |
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| Present | I | am canceling | | he, she, it | is canceling | | you, we, they | are canceling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was canceling | | you, we, they | were canceling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been canceling | | he, she, it | has been canceling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been canceling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be canceling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been canceling |
THESAURUSto decide that something that was officially planned will not happen► cancelto decide that something that was officially planned will not happen: Classes were canceled for the day. I was feeling better so I canceled my doctor’s appointment. ► call off to cancel a meeting, game, or event that you have organized: Linda decided to call the wedding off. ► abandon to decide that you will not continue doing something that you had planned or started, especially because there are too many problems: Government officials have abandoned the talks because they say no agreement is possible. ► shelve to decide not to continue with a plan, project, etc., although it may start again at some time in the future: Plans for a new stadium have been shelved due to a lack of funding. ► table to decide not to continue discussing an official proposal or plan, although it may be discussed again at some time in the future: The City Council tabled a proposal to increase the sales tax. 1to decide that something that was officially planned will not happen: Classes were canceled for the day. I was feeling better so I canceled my doctor’s appointment.THESAURUScall off – to cancel a meeting, game, or event that you have organized: Linda decided to call the wedding off.abandon – to decide that you will not continue doing something that you had planned or started, especially because there are too many problems: Government officials have abandoned the talks because they say no agreement is possible.shelve – to decide not to continue with a plan, project, etc., although it may start again at some time in the future: Plans for a new stadium have been shelved due to a lack of funding.table – to decide not to continue discussing an official proposal or plan, although it may be discussed again at some time in the future: The City Council tabled a proposal to increase the sales tax.2to end an agreement or arrangement that you have with someone: I called the hotel to cancel my reservation.3to say officially that a document can no longer be used or no longer has any legal effect: I sent a check to the wrong address, and now I need to cancel it. [Origin: 1300–1400 French canceller to cross out, from Latin cancellare to make like a frame of crossed bars]cancel something out phrasal verb to have an equal but opposite effect on something so that a situation does not change: Increased advertising costs have canceled out our sales gains. |