cease
To stopTo stop.
» The enemy attack ceased at dawn.
Атака врага закончилась с рассветом.
Meaning
3 senses(formal, intransitive)To stop.
And with that, his twitching ceased.
After a short while, it ceased to rain.
aufhören
прекраща́тьсяprekraščátʹsja, прекрати́тьсяprekratítʹsja
(formal, transitive)To stop doing (something).
And with that, he ceased twitching.
aufhören, einstellen
прекраща́тьprekraščátʹ, прекрати́тьprekratítʹ, перестава́тьperestavátʹ
(intransitive, obsolete)To be wanting; to fail; to pass away, perish.
- put an end to a state or an activity
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Examples
133 sentencesThe enemy attack ceased at dawn.
ruАтака врага закончилась с рассветом.
The enemy's attack ceased at dawn.
ruВражеская атака завершилась на рассвете.
He warned us to cease talking.
Tom never ceases to amaze me.
ruФома никогда не перестаёт меня удивлять.
deTom erstaunt mich immer wieder.
You never cease to amaze me.
deDu erstaunst mich immer wieder.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English cesen, cessen, from Middle French cesser (“to cease”), from Latin cessFrom 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.
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Forms
ceases, ceasing, ceased, ceasedSynonyms
51 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- never ceases to
- ceases to amaze
- never ceases