The meaning of CEASE is to cause to come to an end especially gradually : no longer continue. How to use cease in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Cease.

Definition of cease verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

CEASE definition: to stop; discontinue. See examples of cease used in a sentence.

Often times they must cease their parallel qualities, colliding into one another, one unable to free itself from the other.

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 …

To come to an end; stop: a process that never ceases. 2. To stop performing an activity or action; desist: "fold our wings, / And cease from wanderings" (Tennyson). n. Cessation; ceasing: We worked …

3 days ago · English Etymology From Middle English cesen, cessen, from Middle French cesser (“to cease”), from Latin cessō (“leave off”), frequentative of cēdō (“to leave off, go away”). Compare secede.

to stop or come to an end. After four days, the rain ceased. When the bombing ceased, the city was in ruins. to stop or bring to an end. Our beloved Rialto movie theater ceased operation some years ago.

To stop moving, acting, or speaking; leave off; give over; desist; come to rest: followed by from before a noun: as, cease from anger, labor, strife. To come to an end; terminate; become extinct; pass away: …

We should cease our global war on animals and learn to live in harmony. Efforts to encourage more to move there have essentially ceased. The retailer ceased trading without fixing it.