cancel
verb /ˈkænsl/
/ˈkænsl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they cancel | /ˈkænsl/ /ˈkænsl/ |
| he / she / it cancels | /ˈkænslz/ /ˈkænslz/ |
| past simple cancelled | /ˈkænsld/ /ˈkænsld/ |
| past participle cancelled | /ˈkænsld/ /ˈkænsld/ |
| (US English) past simple canceled | /ˈkænsld/ /ˈkænsld/ |
| (US English) past participle canceled | /ˈkænsld/ /ˈkænsld/ |
| -ing form cancelling | /ˈkænslɪŋ/ /ˈkænslɪŋ/ |
| (US English) -ing form canceling | /ˈkænslɪŋ/ /ˈkænslɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] cancel something to decide that something that has been arranged will not now take place
- All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather.
- The prime minister has abruptly cancelled a trip to Washington
- to cancel a meeting/a show/an event
- The Foreign Office is not advising people to cancel their travel plans.
- The wedding was cancelled at the last minute.
- The president fell ill and was forced to cancel all public engagements.
- When the war broke out all leave was cancelled.
- She abruptly cancelled a scheduled meeting.
- [transitive, intransitive] to say that you no longer want to continue with an agreement, especially one that has been legally arranged
- No charge will be made if you cancel within 10 days.
- cancel something to cancel a contract/policy/subscription
- Is it too late to cancel my order?
- The US has agreed to cancel debts (= say that they no longer need to be paid) totalling $10 million.
- [transitive] cancel something to mark a ticket or stamp so that it cannot be used againMore Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbs
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘obliterate or delete writing by drawing or stamping lines across it’): from Old French canceller, from Latin cancellare, from cancelli ‘crossbars’.