English dictionary
cancel
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
verb
- make invalid for use
verb
- remove or make invisible
verb
- declare null and void; make ineffective
verb
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
verb
- make up for
Example sentences
cancel cheques or tickets
Please delete my name from your list
Cancel the election results
strike down a law
Call off the engagement
cancel the dinner party
we had to scrub our vacation plans
scratch that meeting — the chair is ill
His skills offset his opponent's superior strength