Advertisement
Advertisement
cease
[ sees ]
verb (used without object)
- to stop; discontinue:
Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
Antonyms:
- to come to an end:
At last the war has ceased.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- Obsolete. to pass away; die out.
verb (used with object)
- to put a stop or end to; discontinue:
He begged them to cease their quarreling.
noun
The noise of the drilling went on for hours without cease.
cease
/ ː /
verb
- whentr, may take a gerund or an infinitive as object to bring or come to an end; desist from; stop
noun
- without ceasewithout stopping; incessantly
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cease1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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 .Example Sentences
In December, he said he "ceased all contact" with Yang Tengbo, who led the Chinese arm of Pitch@Palace, after receiving advice from the UK government which alleged that he was a spy.
"If Russia truly wants peace, it must cease fire immediately," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said, adding: "Why wait until May 8th?"
The Lebanese presidency condemned the strike and called on the US and France - who brokered the ceasefire in November - to press Israel to cease its attacks on the country.
Once the coffin reached Santa Maria Maggiore, it was taken inside and the live broadcast ceased.
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".
Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse