Past tense of cancel
regular verb
The past tense of cancel is canceled or cancelled. The past participle is also canceled or cancelled.
Forms of cancel
| Base form (V1) | cancel /ˈkæn.sl̩/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | canceled cancelled |
| Past participle (V3) | canceled cancelled |
| Present participle | canceling |
| Third person singular | cancels |
Canceled and cancelled in a sentence
- He cancelled his order on their website.
- Bill Gates is canceled.2018 June 28, Jonah Engel Bromwich, “Everyone Is Canceled”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2020
- The latest album flopped and so the studio canceled her contract.From the entry flop
- Those opposing the building plans were in the majority, so the building project was canceled.From the entry majority
- The couple canceled their night out when they got a bad vibe from the new babysitter.From the entry vibe
Meaning of cancel
- verb To cross out something with lines etc.
- verb To invalidate or annul something.
- verb To mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it cannot be reused.
Questions about the past tense of cancel
- What is the past tense of cancel?
- The past tense of cancel is canceled or cancelled.
- What is the past participle of cancel?
- The past participle of cancel is canceled or cancelled.
- Is cancel a regular or irregular verb?
- Cancel is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cancel (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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