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Cancelled Moderate

Cancelled has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

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Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of cancel

"The movie was cancelled last night due to a storm, so we will not be watching it tonight either."

In plain English: To cancel something means to call off an event, plan, or agreement so it will not happen anymore.

"The meeting was cancelled because the manager fell ill."

Adjective
1

(of events) no longer planned or scheduled

"the wedding is definitely off"

2

No longer planned or scheduled.

"The flight was cancelled due to bad weather, so our trip is no longer happening today."

In plain English: When something is cancelled, it means plans are called off and will not happen.

"The cancelled event left many fans disappointed."

Example Sentences
"The cancelled event left many fans disappointed." adj
"The meeting was cancelled because the manager fell ill." verb
"The movie was cancelled because of bad weather." verb
"She cancelled her appointment with the doctor." verb
"We had to cancel our trip due to the storm." verb
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