cancel a meeting
отменить встречу
I had to cancel a meeting this morning.
Мне пришлось отменить встречу сегодня утром.
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verb · B2 · very often · UK/US
cancel
cancel
Meaning of cancel
English
stop planned event
Русский
прекратить или отказаться от ранее запланированного мероприятия
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈkænsəl/
American English
/ˈkænsəl/
cancel with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом cancel
Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.
8 сочетаний
Встречи и поездки
Meetings and tripscancel a flight
отменить рейс
The airline canceled our flight because of the snow.
Авиакомпания отменила наш рейс из-за снега.
- cancel plansотменить планы
- cancel at the last minuteотменить в последний момент
Заказы и услуги
Orders and servicescancel an order
отменить заказ
I called the supplier to cancel the order.
Я позвонила поставщику, чтобы отменить заказ.
cancel a reservation
отменить бронь
We need to cancel our reservation for tonight.
Нам нужно отменить бронь на сегодняшний вечер.
- cancel a subscriptionотменить подписку
- cancel an appointmentотменить запись
cancel usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
We had to cancel our hotel reservation.
Нам пришлось отменить бронь в отеле.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
The airline may cancel the flight.
Авиакомпания может отменить рейс.
cancel synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between cancel, scrap, drop, suspend, annul, revoke, and terminate
S
🇬🇧English
scrap
informal: drop a plan
B2often
ENThey decided to scrap the redevelopment plan.
ENThey dropped the plan after the meeting.
Advanced: broader words
S
🇬🇧English
suspend
stop for a while
B2often
ENThe airline suspended flights to that city for safety reasons.
A
🇬🇧English
annul
legal: make invalid
C1rare word
ENThe court annulled the marriage due to fraud.
R
🇬🇧English
revoke
withdraw a permit or licence
B2rare word
ENThe government revoked his passport.
T
🇬🇧English
terminate
formally end a contract
B2often
ENThe company terminated his contract last month.
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Questions about this word
What does cancel mean?
stop planned event
How do you pronounce cancel?
cancel is pronounced [ˈkænsəl].
How is cancel used in a sentence?
Нам пришлось отменить бронь в отеле. Translation: We had to cancel our hotel reservation.
Is cancel part of Tourism and Adventures vocabulary?
Yes, cancel can be learned in the Tourism and Adventures topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is cancel part of At the Hotel vocabulary?
Yes, cancel can be learned in the At the Hotel topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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