cease

/si:s/
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cease

The rain will cease by the afternoon.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To stop happening or existing; to come to an end: "cease" means to bring something to a conclusion or to discontinue an action or state.
    • To stop doing something; to discontinue an action: "cease" also means to intentionally end or halt an activity.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • The rain will cease by morning. (The rain will stop happening by morning.)
    • The company decided to cease production of the old model. (The company decided to stop making the old model.)
    • He never ceased to amaze me with his stories. (He never stopped amazing me with his stories.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to cease and desist": a formal legal order to stop an activity.
    • The company received a cease and desist letter for copyright infringement.
  • "without cease": continuously, without stopping (This is the primary context where "cease" functions as a noun).
    • The noise continued without cease throughout the night.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cessation (n): the fact or process of ending or stopping.
    • The cessation of hostilities was a relief to everyone.
  • Ceaseless (adj): never stopping; constant.
    • She was tired of his ceaseless complaints.
Synonyms
  • Stop: to come to an end or cause to come to an end.
  • End: to bring or come to a final point.
  • Terminate: to bring to a definite end.
  • Discontinue: to stop doing or providing something.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Cease" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically expressed alone or in the fixed phrase "cease and desist.")

Related Idioms
  • Never cease to amaze/astonish: used to say that you are always surprised by something or someone, even though it happens often.
    • You never cease to amaze me with your ingenuity.
cease

The rain will cease by the afternoon.

Noun
  1. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
Verb
  1. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
    • the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
    • Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
    • My property ends by the bushes
    • The symphony ends in a pianissimo
  2. put an end to a state or an activity
    • Quit teasing your little brother

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