Meaning & Definition of Cease in English
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Cease
/sis/
noun
1. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
synonym:
- cease
verb
1. Put an end to a state or an activity
- "Quit teasing your little brother"
synonym:
- discontinue,
- stop,
- cease,
- give up,
- quit,
- lay off
2. 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"
synonym:
- end,
- stop,
- finish,
- terminate,
- cease
Examples of using
Listen, Tom, do you promise that you won't cease to love me even after hearing what I'm going to say now?
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
You cease to care.