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Cancel Cancelled ˈkænsl Past Forget Newspaper Policy/Subscription Simple

Word cancel
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈkænsl / NAmE / ˈkænsl /
Example
  • all flights have been cancelled because of bad weather.
  • the wedding was cancelled at the last minute.
  • don't forget to cancel the newspaper (= arrange for it not to be delivered) before going away.
  • to cancel a policy/subscription
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cancel

(verb)BrE / ˈkænsl / NAmE / ˈkænsl /
  1. to decide that something that has been arranged will not now take place
    • compare postpone
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/postpone
    • All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather.
    • The wedding was cancelled at the last minute.
    • Don't forget to cancel the newspaper (= arrange for it not to be delivered) before going away.
  2. to say that you no longer want to continue with an agreement, especially one that has been legally arranged
    • to cancel a 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.
    • No charge will be made if you cancel within 10 days.
  3. to mark a ticket or stamp so that it cannot be used again
  4. Extra Examples

    • Don’t forget to cancel the newspaper before going away.
    • The 10.19 train has been cancelled.
    • The US has agreed to cancel debts totalling $10 million.
    • The president fell ill and was forced to cancel all public engagements.
    • When the war broke out all leave was cancelled.
    • to cancel a policy/subscription

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they cancel
    • he / she / it cancels
    • past simple cancelled
    • past participle cancelled
    • past simple canceled
    • past participle canceled
    • -ing form cancelling
    • -ing form canceling

    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’.
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