intransitive. Of a thing: to become or remain still or inactive, esp. temporarily; to pause in or cease operation or activity.

intransitive. To cease, abate. Obsolete.

Of processes, conditions, impersonal agencies: To cease, abate, come to an end. Obsolete.

To come to an end; to cease. Obsolete.

Of actions, feelings, phenomena, etc.: To come to an end, be at an end. Formerly often conjugated with the auxiliary be; but some of the examples may…

intransitive. To slacken, cease. Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To come to an end, cease. Obsolete.

intransitive. To abate, cease, stop; to be relieved of.

intransitive for reflexive. Of storm, war, dissension: To come to an end, be allayed. Of persons: To cease from violence. Obsolete.

To come to an end, be discontinued; to cease.

intransitive. To stop, cease. Obsolete. rare.

Of a thing: To cease its motion or action. Of a process: To cease activity; to come to pause or end.

intransitive. To dissolve, relax. As said of a frost there may be some admixture of the notion of a break of continuity (branch V). Also of…

figurative. To come to an end, perish; cease, n.

intransitive. Of an argument, topic, course of action, etc.: to be pursued no further. Usually with let: see let, v.1 22c. Cf. drop, v. 6.

intransitive. Of a period of time, state of things, a discourse, an action: To come to an end. archaic.

intransitive. Of a condition: to die down, pass or fall away, wear off. Of an action: to be discontinued.

To come to an end through not being kept up; to cease, lapse; to fall through. Also with through.

transitive. Scottish. To put an end to (a condition or state of affairs). Also intransitive: to stop work or activity; to cease. Obsolete.

intransitive. Of an electric light, power supply, service, etc.: to stop working; to be switched off.