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- Dictionarycease/siːs/
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- 1. come or bring to an end: "the hostilities ceased and normal life was resumed" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of CEASE is to cause to come to an end especially gradually : no longer continue. How to use cease in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Cease.
verb [ I/T ] us / sis / Add to word list. to stop an action or condition: [ T ] Clapp had to cease publication because of lack of money. [ + to infinitive ] It was hard to accept that one day he would simply cease to exist. (Definition of cease from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of cease. cease.
Cease definition: to stop; discontinue. See examples of CEASE used in a sentence.
to stop an action or condition: [ T ] Clapp had to cease publication because of lack of money. [ + to infinitive ] It was hard to accept that one day he would simply cease to exist. (Definition of cease from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of cease. cease.
2 meanings: 1. to bring or come to an end; desist from; stop 2. → See without cease.... Click for more definitions.
Check pronunciation: cease. Definition of cease verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
cease. To cease is to stop or end. Your gym teacher may have trained the class so well that all chattering will cease every time she blows her whistle. Cease comes from the Old French cesser, which means "come to an end," "go away," "give up," or "yield."
