Cancel (Verb)
Meaning 1
Declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Please cancel my membership as I won't be needing it anymore.
- The artist tried to cancel the unwanted lines from her painting with correction fluid.
- Cancel my name from the guest list if I don't show up.
- She carefully attempted to cancel out the noise in the audio file to improve its quality.
- They cancelled their accounts on all social media platforms.
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Meaning 3
Make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
Make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 5
Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The concert has been cancelled due to the bad weather forecast.
- The company has decided to cancel its annual summer party this year.
- After several delays, we were forced to cancel the project.
- The airline had to cancel all its flights due to the volcanic eruption.
- The university cancelled the exam due to a technical issue with the online platform.