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verb | noun ceasecease1 /sis/ ●●○ AWL verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYcease1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French cesser, from Latin cessare to delay VERB TABLEcease |
| Present | I, you, we, they | cease | | he, she, it | ceases | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | ceased | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have ceased | | he, she, it | has ceased | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had ceased | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cease | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have ceased |
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| Present | I | am ceasing | | he, she, it | is ceasing | | you, we, they | are ceasing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was ceasing | | you, we, they | were ceasing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been ceasing | | he, she, it | has been ceasing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been ceasing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be ceasing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been ceasing |
► ceased to exist The Warsaw Pact has ceased to exist. ► never ceases to amaze The quality of Walters’ music never ceases to amaze me (=it always surprises me). THESAURUSnot continue► stop to not continue something or not continue happening, or to make someone or something not continue or not happen: Can we stop now? I’m tired. By noon the rain had stopped. ► give up to stop doing something because it is harmful or not healthy: Sheryl gave up eating dessert for a month. ► abandon formal to stop doing something because there are too many problems: Helicopters had to abandon the search because of bad weather conditions. ► discontinue formal to stop doing something that has been done or has been happening regularly for a while: Doctors decided to discontinue his treatment because it was not working. ► cease formal to stop doing something: The organization ceased to exist in 2009. ► end to make a situation or a process that is happening stop: She told him she wanted to end their relationship. ► put an end to something to stop something, especially so that it never starts again: The new evidence should put an end to rumors about his guilt. ► halt to make something stop changing, developing, or making progress. Used especially in writing: What can be done to halt the spread of the disease? 1formal to stop doing something or stop happening SYN stop: The newspaper has been forced to cease publication. By noon the rain had ceased.cease doing something Hansen has ceased cooperating with the FBI investigation.cease to do something When the child’s behavior ceases to be rewarding, the behavior will cease. The Warsaw Pact has ceased to exist. The quality of Walters’ music never ceases to amaze me (=it always surprises me).► see thesaurus at stop12cease and desist law to stop doing something [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French cesser, from Latin cessare to delay] → wonders will never cease! at wonder2 (5) verb | noun ceasecease2 AWL noun without cease formal without stopping |