Talk:cancel

RFV (sense) removed
The meaning To cross out something with lines etc. was questioned. The request was cancelled - since this is the primary meaning of the original word, and still in use now, see all dictionaries. &mdash;Saltmarsh 11:58, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Noun computing
Should the meaning noun, computing, the button used in conjunction with OK to cancel a choice (or however it should be formulated) be included? It would allow us to put other translations, e.g. french annuler (noun) &mdash; Hrcolyer 12:37, 16 October 2007 (GMT)
 * That's not a noun though - it's just a verb form. In English you'd normally interpret it either as a bare infinitive or perhaps as an imperative.  Eitehr way it's adequately covered by what we already have.  Widsith 13:51, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

(Transitive and intransitive) stop something from happening
(Transitive and intransitive) to stop a previously arranged event from happening The guest speaker is sick and has had to cancel. --Backinstadiums (talk) 19:04, 14 October 2020 (UTC)