Cancel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænsəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪɹɪfˈɔːmɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪɹɪfˈɔːmɪst/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈænsəl/.

Examples

Call off the engagement
cancel the dinner party
we had to scrub our vacation plans

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delete scratch strike down natural offset scrub call off set off invalidate

Parts of Speech

noun	a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
verb	postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled “Call off the engagement”
verb	make up for “His skills offset his opponent's superior strength”
verb	declare null and void; make ineffective “Cancel the election results”
verb	remove or make invisible “Please delete my name from your list”
verb	make invalid for use “cancel cheques or tickets”

Word Forms

cancel	verb	declare null and void; make ineffective
cancellation	noun	the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement
offset	noun	a compensating equivalent
cancel	noun	a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
deletion	noun	the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stornieren

eine Notation, die ein vorheriges Kreuz oder B löscht

🇫🇷French

Annuler

une notation annulant un dièse ou un bémol précédent

🇪🇸Spanish

Cancelar

una notación que cancela un sostenido o bemol anterior

🇮🇹Italian

cancellare

una notazione che cancella un diesis o un bemolle precedente

🇳🇱Dutch

annuleren

een notatie die een eerdere scherpe of vlakke notatie annuleert

🇵🇹Portuguese

cancelar

uma notação cancelando um sustenido ou bemol anterior

🇷🇺Russian

отмена

нотация, отменяющая предыдущий диез или бемоль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रद्द करना

पिछले शार्प या फ्लैट को रद्द करने वाला एक नोटेशन

🇧🇩Bengali

বাতিল

একটি পূর্ববর্তী ধারালো বা ফ্ল্যাট বাতিল একটি স্বরলিপি

🇮🇳Tamil

ரத்து செய்

முந்தைய கூர்மையான அல்லது தட்டையானதை ரத்து செய்யும் குறியீடு

🇮🇳Telugu

రద్దు

మునుపటి పదునైన లేదా ఫ్లాట్‌ను రద్దు చేసే సంజ్ఞామానం

🇮🇳Marathi

रद्द करा

मागील तीक्ष्ण किंवा सपाट रद्द करणारी नोटेशन

🇮🇳Gujarati

રદ કરો

અગાઉના શાર્પ અથવા ફ્લેટને રદ કરતી નોટેશન

🇮🇳Kannada

ರದ್ದುಮಾಡು

ಹಿಂದಿನ ಚೂಪಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಫ್ಲಾಟ್ ಅನ್ನು ರದ್ದುಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಸಂಕೇತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റദ്ദാക്കുക

മുമ്പത്തെ ഷാർപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഫ്ലാറ്റ് റദ്ദാക്കുന്ന ഒരു നൊട്ടേഷൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੱਦ ਕਰੋ

ਇੱਕ ਨੋਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਤਿੱਖੇ ਜਾਂ ਫਲੈਟ ਨੂੰ ਰੱਦ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

منسوخ

ایک اشارہ جو پچھلے تیز یا فلیٹ کو منسوخ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

取消

取消先前的升号或降号的记谱法

🇯🇵Japanese

キャンセル

直前のシャープまたはフラットを取り消す記譜法

🇰🇷Korean

취소

이전의 샤프나 플랫을 취소하는 표기법

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Hủy bỏ

một ký hiệu hủy bỏ dấu thăng hoặc dấu giáng trước đó

🇹🇭Thai

ยกเลิก

สัญลักษณ์ยกเลิกของมีคมหรือแบนก่อนหน้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

membatalkan

notasi yang membatalkan sharp atau flat sebelumnya

🇵🇭Filipino

kanselahin

isang notasyon na nagkansela ng nakaraang matalim o patag

🇲🇾Malay

batalkan

notasi yang membatalkan tajam atau rata sebelumnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يلغي

تدوين إلغاء حاد أو مسطح سابق

🇮🇷Persian

لغو

نمادی که تیز یا صاف قبلی را لغو می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

iptal etmek

önceki diyez veya bemolün iptal edildiği notasyon

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְבַטֵל

סימון המבטל חד או שטוח קודם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cancel'?

The primary meaning of 'cancel' is 'a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat'.

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'cancel' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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