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  • 11cancel — UK [ˈkæns(ə)l] / US verb Word forms cancel : present tense I/you/we/they cancel he/she/it cancels present participle cancelling past tense cancelled past participle cancelled 1) [intransitive/transitive] to say that something that has been… …

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  • 12cancel — [ˈkæns(ə)l] (present participle cancelling; past tense and past participle cancelled) verb [T] 1) to say that something that has been arranged will not now happen Syn: call sth off The 4.05 train has been cancelled.[/ex] 2) to say officially that …

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  • 13cancel sth out — UK US cancel sth out Phrasal Verb with cancel({{}}/ˈkænsəl/ verb [I or T] ( ll , US usually l ) ► to stop the effect of one thing with something that has the opposite effect: »The new tax rates will cancel out any financial benefits to the… …

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  • 14cancel out — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms cancel out : present tense I/you/we/they cancel out he/she/it cancels out present participle cancelling out past tense cancelled out past participle cancelled out to stop something from having any …

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  • 15cancel — / kænsəl/ verb 1. to stop something which has been agreed or planned ● to cancel an appointment or a meeting ● The government has cancelled the order for a fleet of buses. ● The manager is still ill, so the interviews planned for this week have… …

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  • 16Something Borrowed (Torchwood) — Doctorwhobox number = 22 serial name = Something Borrowed caption = show = TW type = episode cast = * John Barrowman – Captain Jack Harkness * Eve Myles – Gwen Cooper * Burn Gorman – Owen Harper * Naoko Mori – Toshiko Sato * Gareth David Lloyd –… …

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  • 17cancel — verb cancelled, cancelling BrE canceled, canceling AmE (T) 1 to arrange that a planned activity or event will not now happen: The football game had been cancelled due to rain. 2 to end an agreement or arrangement that exists in law: I ve… …

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  • 18cancel — 1. verb /kænsəl̩/ a) To cross out something with lines etc. He cancelled his order on their website. b) To invalidate or annul something. This machine cancels the letters that have a valid zip code. 2 …

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  • 19cancel out — verb To neutralize the effect of something. The two filters cancelled each other out …

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  • 20cancel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. delete; offset, neutralize; void, annul; postmark. See nullification, compensation, indication, nonpayment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To mark out] Syn. erase, eradicate, cross off, cross out, wipe out …

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