What part of speech is cancel?

Cancel can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. cancel is a verb, present, 1st person singular of cancel (infinitive).
  • 2. cancel is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. cancel is a noun, singular of cancels.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does cancel mean?

Definitions

Verb

cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"
cancel - make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
cancel - postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"
cancel - make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets"
cancel - remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"

Noun

cancel - A cancellation US; nonstandard in some kinds of English.
cancel - A control message posted to Usenet that serves to cancel a previously posted message.
cancel - An inclosure; a boundary; a limit.
cancel - The suppression on striking out of matter in type, or of a printed page or pages.

Examples of cancel

#   Sentence  
1. verb Cancel the election results.
2. verb Cancel the dinner party.
3. verb Cancel cheques or tickets.
4. verb Actually, I think we are in pretty good shape so I will probably be doing lunch but just don't be too mad if I have to cancel.
5. verb Due to business reasons, previously scheduled interviewers from the Penn team have had to cancel their participation.
6. verb well if your desired boarding station comes after more than 2 or 3 halts of the actual boarding point, then the TC will cancel you ticket and allot the seat to others.
7. verb My wife and I, in our 60's at the time, originally planned a 3 generation trip but some family emergencies caused everyone else to cancel.
8. verb My friend called the hotel to cancel our room as soon as I called her.
9. verb They said that we were to be charged for this room regardless because we did not cancel within the 72 hours.
10. verb When I originally joined in January I only did so because I was told I would be able to cancel the 12 month membership if I was to move away.
11. verb Back to my poor rating - I was excepted to medical school and went in to cancel my membership as I was told I could do since I was moving away.
12. verb I was able to cancel it but only after paying a $50 fee (which the staff person who signed me up stated I would not have to pay if I had proof of moving) and being spoken to in a very belittling manner.
13. verb I had to cancel my initial lesson 4 times and on the 5th attempt the management was quick enough to associate my cancellations with my fear and finally encouraged me into taking my initial lesson.
14. verb I am very sorry, but I must cancel our appointment for February 27.
15. verb A sudden illness forced her to cancel her appointment.
Sentence  
verb
Cancel the election results.
Cancel the dinner party.
Cancel cheques or tickets.
Actually, I think we are in pretty good shape so I will probably be doing lunch but just don't be too mad if I have to cancel.
Due to business reasons, previously scheduled interviewers from the Penn team have had to cancel their participation.
well if your desired boarding station comes after more than 2 or 3 halts of the actual boarding point, then the TC will cancel you ticket and allot the seat to others.
My wife and I, in our 60's at the time, originally planned a 3 generation trip but some family emergencies caused everyone else to cancel.
My friend called the hotel to cancel our room as soon as I called her.
They said that we were to be charged for this room regardless because we did not cancel within the 72 hours.
When I originally joined in January I only did so because I was told I would be able to cancel the 12 month membership if I was to move away.
Back to my poor rating - I was excepted to medical school and went in to cancel my membership as I was told I could do since I was moving away.
I was able to cancel it but only after paying a $50 fee (which the staff person who signed me up stated I would not have to pay if I had proof of moving) and being spoken to in a very belittling manner.
I had to cancel my initial lesson 4 times and on the 5th attempt the management was quick enough to associate my cancellations with my fear and finally encouraged me into taking my initial lesson.
I am very sorry, but I must cancel our appointment for February 27.
A sudden illness forced her to cancel her appointment.

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