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cancelling

/ˈkæn.səl.ɪŋ/

/ˈkæn.sə.lɪŋ/

cancelling out

cancellingnoun

cancellings

Translations

отмена

The cancellation of the event was announced yesterday.

Отмена мероприятия была объявлена вчера.

аннулирование

The annulling of the contract was unexpected.

Аннулирование контракта было неожиданным.

Definitions

The act of deciding that an organized event will not happen or of stopping an order for something.

The cancelling of the concert disappointed many fans.

The act of neutralizing or offsetting something by an equal and opposite effect.

In algebra, the cancelling of identical terms on both sides simplified the equation.

The act of crossing out or deleting something written or printed.

The editor's cancelling of several sentences tightened the article.

Synonyms

cancellinggerund / present participle

/ˈkæn.səl.ɪŋ/

/ˈkæn.sə.lɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that cancels or neutralizes.

Definitions

Serving to cancel or negate the effect of something.

The device emits a cancelling signal to reduce background noise.

cancelverb

cancelling

Gerund

canceled

Past Simple

canceled

Past Participle

canceling

Gerund

/ˈkæn.səl/

Translations

отменитьразг. также о соцсетях

They decided to cancel the meeting.

Они решили отменить встречу.

Additional translations

аннулироватьофиц.; о транзакциях и документах

упразднитьо нормах, правилах, институтах

нейтрализоватьо звуках, сигналах, эффектах

гаситьфилателия

сократитьматематика

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

call off

Antonyms

cancelnoun

Definitions

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.

cancelgerund / present participle

cancelling

Used attributively to describe something that neutralizes or counteracts, e.g., noise-canceling.

Translations

нейтрализующийо шуме, сигналах, эффектах

She bought a pair of noise-canceling headphones for the flight.

Она купила пару наушников, нейтрализующих шум, для перелёта.

Additional translations

подавляющийо шуме, сигналах

Definitions

Serving to neutralize or offset something; counteracting.

She bought a pair of noise-canceling headphones for the flight.

cancelpast participle

Definitions

No longer planned, scheduled, or valid; annulled or called off.

Passengers with canceled flights were offered hotel vouchers.