cease

CEFRC1

/sis/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To stop happening or stop doing something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To be wanting; to fail; to pass away, perish.

Examples

  • Spread the table, and contention will cease.

  • Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /siːs/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To stop doing (something).

  2. To stop.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Cessation; extinction (see without cease).

More examples

In context

  • You will soon cease to think of her.

  • After a short while, it ceased to rain.

  • And with that, he ceased twitching.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English cesen, cessen, from Middle French cesser (“to cease”), from Latin cessō (“leave off”), frequentative of cēdō (“to leave off, go away”). Compare secede.