Cancel Cancelled ˈkænsl Past Forget Newspaper Policy/Subscription Simple

• 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

cancel

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 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

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’.