Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: cancel
IPA transcription: [k'ænsəl]
Pronunciations of cancel
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: natural, cancel
    Meaning: a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: cancel, call_off, scratch, scrub
    Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
  • After Service I told Campbell that I should have to cancel his two ponies and give him two others.
  • He demanded that, since she had so outrageously accepted it without consulting him, she should write and cancel her acceptance.
  • The different elements are put one on top of the other; what is common to the composite picture stands out clearly, the opposing details cancel each other.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Star Trek, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Pink Floyd, License CC BY-SA 4.0