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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cease /sis/USA pronunciation v., ceased, ceas•ing, n. v. - to (cause to) stop or discontinue: [no object]Hostilities must cease.[~ + object]We agree to cease hostilities.[~ + verb-ing]They ceased fighting temporarily.[~ + to + verb]Her good fortune never ceases to amaze me.
n. [uncountable] - stopping;
cessation:The noise went on for hours without cease.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cease (sēs),USA pronunciation v., ceased, ceas•ing, n. v.i. - to stop;
discontinue:Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist. - to come to an end:At last the war has ceased.
- [Obs.]to pass away;
die out.
v.t. - to put a stop or end to;
discontinue:He begged them to cease their quarreling.
n. - cessation:The noise of the drilling went on for hours without cease.
- Latin cessāre to leave off, equivalent. to cess(us) (past participle of cēdere to withdraw, go; ced- go + -tus past participle suffix) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive ending; see cede
- Old French cesser
- Middle English ces(s)en 1250–1300
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged terminate, end, culminate.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged begin.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cease /siːs/ vb - when tr, may take a gerund or an infinitive as object: to bring or come to an end; desist from; stop
n - without cease ⇒ without stopping; incessantly
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French cesser, from Latin cessāre, frequentative of cēdere to yield, cede |