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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)

cancel

/ˈkænsl̩/

An illustration for cancel

verb1 of 2

to stop a planned event from happening

  • “Tomorrow has been canceled due to a lack of interest.”Tatoeba
  • “There was to be a dance, but it was canceled.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 2

An enclosure; a boundary; a limit.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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