cancel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkænsəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkænsəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kansəl)

Inflections of 'cancel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
cancels
v 3rd person singular
cancelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
canceling
v pres p (US)
cancelled
v past (Mainly UK)
canceled
v past (US)
cancelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
canceled
v past p (US)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
cancel [sth] vtr (call off an event)cancelar vtr
  suspender vtr
 Officials cancelled the game because of rain.
 Los dirigentes cancelaron el partido por la lluvia.
 Los dirigentes suspendieron el partido por la lluvia.
cancel [sth] vtr (end or finish)cancelar, anular vtr
 He cancelled his subscription.
 Canceló su suscripción al semanario.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
cancel n (computing) (tecla)cancelar nm
 Click OK to proceed, or cancel if you've changed your mind.
 Cliquea OK para avanzar, o cancelar si cambiaste de idea.
cancel [sth] vtr (mark used or void)sellar vtr
  (ES, correos)matasellar vtr
 The post office cancelled the stamp and delivered the letter.
 El empleado del correo selló la estampilla y envió la carta.
 El servicio de correos mataselló la carta y la envió.
cancel [sth] vtr (mathematics) (matemáticas)suprimir vtr
  (matemáticas)anular vtr
 Solve the equation by cancelling equal terms.
 Resuelva la ecuación suprimiendo los términos iguales.
 Resuelva la ecuación anulando los términos iguales.
cancel [sb] vtr figurative, often passive, informal (celebrity, etc.: boycott)cancelar a vtr + prep
 The singer complained that he had been cancelled for sharing his political views on social media.
 El cantante se quejó porque lo habían cancelado después de compartir sus opiniones políticas en redes sociales.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
cancel [sth] out,
cancel out [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(counteract, make ineffective)anular vtr
  neutralizar, contrarrestar vtr
 When people buy lower-calorie versions of foods, they often end up eating more, which cancels out the benefits.
cancel [sth] out,
cancel out [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(amount: make void)anular vtr
 The cost of childcare cancels out my earnings.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cancel culture n (boycotting [sb] for controversial views)cultura de la cancelación nf + loc adj
cancel your subscription v expr (stop pre-paying for magazine, etc.)cancelar la suscripción loc verb
 I can never find anything of interest in that magazine anymore; I may as well cancel my subscription.
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'cancel' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: cancel the [appointment, date, reservation, wedding], [click, press] cancel, the cancel [button, option], more...

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