cease
To stop doingTo stop doing (something).
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» The enemy attack ceased at dawn.
Атака врага закончилась с рассветом. — joulin
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Examples
133 sentencesMeaning
3 senses(formal, transitive)To stop doing (something).
And with that, he ceased twitching.
aufhören, einstellen
прекраща́тьprekraščátʹ, прекрати́тьprekratítʹ, перестава́тьperestavátʹ
(formal, intransitive)To stop.
And with that, his twitching ceased.
After a short while, it ceased to rain.
aufhören
прекраща́тьсяprekraščátʹsja, прекрати́тьсяprekratítʹsja
(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
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, ceasedTenses
cease · ceased · will cease · have ceasedSynonyms
50 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
See also
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