Meaning
To say that a plan or an event will not happen after all. American English writes canceled and canceling with one l.
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Word origin
From Latin cancellare, "to cross out with lines", from cancelli, the bars of a lattice.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cancellare
Grammar
Examples
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"Cancel" means the event will not happen.
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Here she stops a booking she has already made.
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The passive form says what was done to the meeting.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 3: cancel, reporter, mirror and 7 more words.