verb#3,680 by frequency
cease
/sis/
To stop; To stop doing
- he/she/it
- ceases
- past
- ceased
- past participle
- ceased
Meanings
- 1
To stop
The Soviet Union ceased to exist in 1991.
Tatoeba · Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR
You will soon cease to think of her.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To stop doing (something)
- 3
To be wanting; to fail; to pass away, perishrare