🇬🇧 Scratch meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To “scratch” something means you decide not to do it anymore, even though you were planning to. It’s like crossing it out on a list and saying, “Nope, not happening now!”

Mom scratched the idea of cleaning today and announced it was Official Lazy Potato Day instead.

I scratched my plan to wear fancy clothes after my spaghetti attacked me with sauce.

Grandma scratched the bedtime story after she fell asleep before page one and started snoring the sound effects.

I scratched my idea to stay up late when my eyelids felt like they weighed more than a baby elephant.

We scratched our plan to camp in the backyard when we realized the mosquitoes had invited their entire extended family.

I stand on the platform with a ticket. I scratch the word trip from my list, I scratch the call, I scratch the goodbye, I scratch the move to the train, I scratch the plan to leave. A small child waves at me. Rain warms my face; I fold the ticket, sit, and smile.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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