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title: cancelled — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cancelled» in the school dictionary: Cancelled means stopped or called off, so that a planned thing will not happen: the match was cancelled. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cancelled

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**Who acts:** planned thing, we, 4/8, host, He, his · **What happens:** cancel, mean, stop, call off, plan, not happen · **To what, where:** match, maths, top, equal amounts, sides, Football practice · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«cancelled» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [cancelled in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cancelled.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cancelled means stopped or called off, so that a planned thing will not happen: the match was cancelled.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cancelled:m1:1
# text = Cancelled means stopped or called off, so that a planned thing will not happen: the match was cancelled.
1	Cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	stopped	stop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	15	mark	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	planned	plan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **stop** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 4 | **call off** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **plan** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **not** **happen** | future | a planned thing |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **cancel** | past · passive |  | the match |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cancelled means made no longer valid: a cancelled ticket or order.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cancelled:m2:1
# text = Cancelled means made no longer valid: a cancelled ticket or order.
1	Cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	no	no	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
6	valid	valid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | valid *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **cancel** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In maths, cancelled means simplified by dividing the top and bottom of a fraction by the same number, or by removing equal amounts on both sides.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cancelled:m3:1
# text = In maths, cancelled means simplified by dividing the top and bottom of a fraction by the same number, or by removing equal amounts on both sides.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	csubj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	simplified	simplify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	_
7	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	dividing	divide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	fraction	fraction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
23	removing	remove	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
24	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obj	_	_
26	on	on	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	28	det	_	_
28	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | participle |  |  |  | maths |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **simplify** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **divide** | gerund |  | the top and bottom of a fraction |  |  |  | by the same number | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent top=Theme by number=Co-Theme |
| 5 | **remove** | gerund |  | equal amounts |  | both sides |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Football practice was cancelled because of the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cancelled:x1:1
# text = Football practice was cancelled because of the storm.
1	Football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | past · passive |  | Football practice |  |  |  | because the storm | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our flight was cancelled, so we stayed another night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cancelled:x2:1
# text = Our flight was cancelled, so we stayed another night.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | past · passive |  | Our flight |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stay** | past | we |  |  |  | night |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
School is cancelled today because of snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cancelled:x3:1
# text = School is cancelled today because of snow.
1	School	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | present · passive |  | School |  |  | today | because snow | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
4/8 cancelled down is 1/2.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cancelled:x4:1
# text = 4/8 cancelled down is 1/2.
1	4/8	4/8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nsubj	_	_
2	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	1/2	1/2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel down** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | 4/8 | 1/2 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The party was cancelled when the host got sick.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cancelled:x5:1
# text = The party was cancelled when the host got sick.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | past · passive |  | the party |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | past | the host |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Adding 5 and then taking away 5 cancels out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cancelled:x6:1
# text = Adding 5 and then taking away 5 cancels out.
1	Adding	add	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	cancels	cancel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	out	out	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5=Patient |
| 2 | **take away** | gerund |  | 5 cancels |  |  | then | away, out *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cancel=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He cancelled his order online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cancelled:x7:1
# text = He cancelled his order online.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	online	online	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | past | He | his order |  |  |  | online *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **order** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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