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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
cancel
can·cel [cancel cancels cancelled canceled cancelling canceling] BrE [ˈkænsl] NAmE [ˈkænsl] verb (-ll-, US -l-) 1. transitive ~ sth to decide that sth that has been arranged will not now take place • All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather. • The wedding was cancelled at the last minute. •Don't forget to cancel the newspaper (= arrange for it not to be delivered) before going away. compare ↑postpone 2. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to say that you no longer want to continue with an agreement, especially one that has been legally arranged •to cancel a policy/subscription • Is it too late to cancel my order? • The US has agreed to cancel debts (= say that they no longer need to be paid) totalling $10 million. •No charge will be made if you cancel within 10 days. 3. transitive ~ sth to mark a ticket or stamp so that it cannot be used again Derived: ↑cancel out ▪ ↑cancel something out Verb forms: Word Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘obliterate or delete writing by drawing or stamping lines across it’): from Old French canceller, from Latin cancellare, from cancelli ‘crossbars’. Thesaurus: cancel verb 1. T •All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather. call sth off • • abolish • • shelve • |especially journalism scrap • |BrE, journalism axe • |AmE, journalism ax • cancel/call off a(n) game/match/engagement cancel/abolish/scrap/axe a service cancel/shelve/scrap/axe plans 2. T, I •Is it too late to cancel my order? lift • • repeal • • invalidate • • annul • |formal revoke • cancel/revoke an agreement cancel/invalidate a contract lift/revoke/repeal a ban invalidate/annul a marriage Example Bank: •Don't forget to cancel the newspaper before going away. •The 10.19 train has been cancelled. •The US has agreed to cancel debts totalling $10 million. •The president fell ill and was forced to cancel all public engagements. •When the war broke out all leave was cancelled. •to cancel a policy/subscription
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