Cancel Cancelled ˈkænsl Abruptly Verb Flights Bad Weather

• 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.

cancel

Verb Forms

1. to decide that something that has been arranged will not now take place
• COMPARE postpone
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• 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.
2. 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.
• 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.
3. to mark a ticket or stamp so that it cannot be used again

Word Origin

• late 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’.