cancelled

verb form (past and past participle of cancel: cancel, cancels, cancelled, cancelling — UK; canceled, canceling — US); adjective (a cancelled match)

«cancelled» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Cancelled means stopped or called off, so that a planned thing will not happen: the match was cancelled. tree →
Cancelled means made no longer valid: a cancelled ticket or order. tree →
In maths, cancelled means simplified by dividing the top and bottom of a fraction by the same number, or by removing equal amounts on both sides. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life: school closed or trips cancelled because of snow, storms or illness; flights and trains cancelled — check before you travel. In maths, cancelling fractions: 6/8 cancelled down becomes 3/4 (divide both by 2). In stories, a cancelled party can be the start of a problem to solve. Phrases: cancelled due to, cancelled because of, cancelled out, cancel down a fraction.

Examples

Football practice was cancelled because of the storm. tree →
Our flight was cancelled, so we stayed another night. tree →
School is cancelled today because of snow. tree →
4/8 cancelled down is 1/2. tree →
The party was cancelled when the host got sick. tree →
Adding 5 and then taking away 5 cancels out. tree →
He cancelled his order online. tree →

Note

Spelling: UK, Irish, Australian, NZ and often Canadian English — cancelled, cancelling (double l); US English — canceled, canceling (one l). Noun: cancellation (double l everywhere). Maths: cancelling a fraction does not change its value, only its numbers: 10/15 = 2/3.

On Mova

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