Cancelled
/ˈkænsəld/
verbBeginner🔥Very CommonGeneral
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Definitions
1
To officially decide that something will not happen.
/ˈkænsəld/
verbneutralBeginner
General
To decide that an arranged event will not take place.
The flight was cancelled because of the storm.
💡 Simply: To stop something from happening.
More Examples
2
They cancelled their vacation plans.
How It's Used
General
"The concert was cancelled due to bad weather."
Business
"The meeting has been cancelled; please reschedule."
From the past participle of the verb "cancel," ultimately deriving from Latin "cancellare" (to strike out, cross out).
The word 'cancelled' has been used with its current meaning since the 17th century.
Memory tip
Think of 'cancelling' out an event from your schedule.
Word Origin
LanguageLatin
Original meaning
"to strike out, cross out"
Base: cancel
cancelled the ordercancelled the meetingcancelled the trip
Common misspellings
canceldcancledcanseled
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