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cease

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verb (used without object)

ceased, ceasing.
  1. to stop; discontinue:

    Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.

    Antonyms:

  2. to come to an end:

    At last the war has ceased.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  3. Obsolete. to pass away; die out.


verb (used with object)

ceased, ceasing.
  1. to put a stop or end to; discontinue:

    He begged them to cease their quarreling.

noun

  1. The noise of the drilling went on for hours without cease.

cease

/ 蝉颈藧蝉 /

verb

  1. whentr, may take a gerund or an infinitive as object to bring or come to an end; desist from; stop
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. without cease
    without stopping; incessantly
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cease1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English ces(s)en, from Old French cesser, from Latin 肠别蝉蝉腻谤别 鈥渢o leave off,鈥 equivalent to cess(us) (past participle of 肠脓诲别谤别 鈥渢o withdraw, go鈥; cede
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cease1

C14: from Old French cesser, from Latin 肠别蝉蝉腻谤别, frequentative of 肠脓诲别谤别 to yield, cede
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. never cease to amaze. never cease to amaze.

More idioms and phrases containing cease

In addition to the idiom beginning with cease , also see wonders will never cease .
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Example Sentences

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The London Marathon will no longer post on X after its race director Hugh Brasher said the social media platform had "ceased to be a positive place".

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鈥淗e ultimately ceased communications with the actors altogether.鈥

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Firearms officers were in helicopters, against protocol, in the hope of spotting him and ceasing his rampage.

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Statements by current and former Russian officials also indicate that Moscow would be prepared to cease hostilities, only if its original objectives are achieved - namely a demilitarised, neutral and non-nuclear Ukraine.

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"For this period, I order all military actions to cease," Putin said in his announcement.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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颁别补谤谩cease and desist