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cancel

/ˈkæn.səl/

cancel out

Translations

cancelverb

canceled

Past Simple

canceled

Past Participle

canceling

Gerund

/ˈkæn.səl/

annuler

We had to cancel our trip because of the pandemic.

Nous avons dû annuler notre voyage à cause de la pandémie.

Additional translations

oblitérerEn philatélie, pour une marque apposée sur un timbre afin de le rendre inutilisable.

boycotterSens familier, surtout sur les réseaux sociaux, lorsqu’on retire publiquement son soutien à quelqu’un.

Synonyms

call off

Antonyms

cancelnoun

cancels

/ˈkæn.səl/

biffureTerme d’édition et de correction.

The editor placed a cancel over the incorrect word in the manuscript.

Le correcteur a placé une biffure sur le mot incorrect dans le manuscrit.

oblitérationTerme de philatélie.

The post office applied a cancel to the stamp to prevent its reuse.

Le bureau de poste a appliqué une oblitération sur le timbre pour empêcher sa réutilisation.

Synonyms

cancellation mark

Antonyms

Definitions

cancelverb

To decide or announce that a planned event will not take place.

The concert was canceled due to bad weather.

To stop doing or planning something; to call off.

We had to cancel our trip because of the pandemic.

To mark something, such as a stamp, so that it cannot be used again.

The post office canceled the stamp to prevent reuse.

To neutralize or negate the effect of something.

The noise-canceling headphones cancel out background sounds.

To withdraw support for (a person, organization, etc.), especially on social media, because of perceived wrongdoing or offensive behavior.

After the offensive tweet surfaced, many followers canceled the actor online.

(Mathematics) To remove the same factor from both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation.

You can cancel the common factors of 3 in the fraction 6/9 to get 2/3.

To end or terminate a service, subscription, membership, contract, reservation, or similar arrangement.

She canceled her gym membership after moving to another city.

cancelnoun

A mark or symbol used to indicate the deletion of text or a mistake.

The editor placed a cancel over the incorrect word in the manuscript.

A stamp or mark on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.

The post office applied a cancel to the stamp to prevent its reuse.