Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cancel
Participle: canceled; cancelled
Gerund: canceling; cancelling
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | cancel |
| you | cancel |
| he;she;it | cancels |
| we | cancel |
| you | cancel |
| they | cancel |
Perfect
| I | have canceled; cancelled |
| you | have canceled; cancelled |
| he;she;it | has canceled; cancelled |
| we | have canceled; cancelled |
| you | have canceled; cancelled |
| they | have canceled; cancelled |
Past
| I | canceled; cancelled |
| you | canceled; cancelled |
| he;she;it | canceled; cancelled |
| we | canceled; cancelled |
| you | canceled; cancelled |
| they | canceled; cancelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had canceled; cancelled |
| you | had canceled; cancelled |
| he;she;it | had canceled; cancelled |
| we | had canceled; cancelled |
| you | had canceled; cancelled |
| they | had canceled; cancelled |
Future
| I | will cancel |
| you | will cancel |
| he;she;it | will cancel |
| we | will cancel |
| you | will cancel |
| they | will cancel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have canceled; cancelled |
| you | will have canceled; cancelled |
| he;she;it | will have canceled; cancelled |
| we | will have canceled; cancelled |
| you | will have canceled; cancelled |
| they | will have canceled; cancelled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cancel |
| you | cancel |
| he;she;it | cancel |
| we | cancel |
| you | cancel |
| they | cancel |
Perfect
| I | have canceled; cancelled |
| you | have canceled; cancelled |
| he;she;it | have canceled; cancelled |
| we | have canceled; cancelled |
| you | have canceled; cancelled |
| they | have canceled; cancelled |
Imperfect
| I | canceled; cancelled |
| you | canceled; cancelled |
| he;she;it | canceled; cancelled |
| we | canceled; cancelled |
| you | canceled; cancelled |
| they | canceled; cancelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had canceled; cancelled |
| you | had canceled; cancelled |
| he;she;it | had canceled; cancelled |
| we | had canceled; cancelled |
| you | had canceled; cancelled |
| they | had canceled; cancelled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cancel |
| you | would cancel |
| he;she;it | would cancel |
| we | would cancel |
| you | would cancel |
| they | would cancel |
Perfect
| I | would have canceled; cancelled |
| you | would have canceled; cancelled |
| he;she;it | would have canceled; cancelled |
| we | would have canceled; cancelled |
| you | would have canceled; cancelled |
| they | would have canceled; cancelled |
Imperative
| you | cancel |
| we | Let's cancel |
| you | cancel |
Verbs conjugated like 'cancel'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'cancel'
cancell,
angel,
canal,
cancan,
cane,
canker,
canoe,
canter,
cartel,
chance,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- reverse effects
- reverse, undo
- kill
- kill
- cease supporting someone deemed unacceptable
- boycott
- to remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material
- blue-pencil, clear, cross out, eliminate, erase, exclude, expunge, obliterate, remove, rub out, score, scrap, scratch, scrub, squelch, strike, strike out, terminate, delete
- to abstain from dealing with someone as an expression of protest
- black, blackball, blacklist, boycott
- annul
- void, invalidate, nullify, neutralize, vacate, overrule
- repeal
- revoke, rescind, recant, repudiate, countermand, recall
- delete
- undo, omit, efface, erase, expunge, obliterate
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1399, from Anglo-Fr.
canceler, from L.
cancellare "to make resemble a lattice," which in L.L. took on a sense "cross out something written," from
cancelli pl. of
cancellus "lattice, grating," dim. of
cancer "crossed bars, lattice," a var. of
carcer "prison."
2. From Middle English cancellen, from Anglo-Norman canceler (“to cross out with lines”) (modern French chanceler (“to stagger, sway”)), from Old French canceler, from Latin cancellō (“to make resemble a lattice”), from cancellus (“a railing or lattice”), diminutive of cancer (“a lattice”). See: French '
chanceler', Latin '
cancellō'.
Verbs referencing "cancel"
Dutch
cancelen, Cebuano kansel, German, old spelling
canceln, Indonesian
kensel, Welsh
canslo, Korean
캔슬하다.
Sample Sentences
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Madhapur! Come out! Hey! I will get your membership in MAA cancelled. Not just Malayalam. You won't be able to act in any language.
(Geethanjali Malli Vachindi)