cancel

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈkænsl̩/

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• Hyphenation: can‧cel

Verb

Plain form cancel

Third-person singular cancels

Past tense canceled

Past participle canceled

Present participle canceling

Plain form cancel

Third-person singular cancels

Past tense cancelled

Past participle cancelled

Present participle cancelling

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you cancel something that was going to happen, you decide that it will not happen.
   • Synonym: call off

   Her father had cancelled his trip to Canandaigua because of the weather.

   The mayor is also reducing city services and canceling plans to hire thousands of new workers.

   I'm afraid I can't make it; I'll have to cancel.

Related words

• cancellation