cease

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsiːs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sis/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sēs)

Inflections of 'cease' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
ceases
v 3rd person singular
ceasing
v pres p
ceased
v past
ceased
v past p

cease
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Sense: Verb: come to an end
Synonyms:
come to an end, stop Collocations, end Collocations, finish Collocations, halt Collocations, die Collocations, die down, peter out, close Collocations, conclude Collocations, fade out, come to a halt, wind up
Sense: Verb: put to an end
Synonyms:
stop Collocations, end Collocations, put a stop to, finish Collocations, terminate Collocations, halt Collocations, conclude Collocations, knock off (slang), bring sth to a halt, wind up, put sth to an end
Sense: Verb: desist from
Synonyms:
stop Collocations, desist from, refrain from, quit Collocations (US, informal), cut out (informal)
Sense: Verb: cancel
Synonyms:
cancel Collocations, discontinue, abort, suspend, shut down, end Collocations


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