Cease — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

put an end to a state or an activity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈoʊɾɚmˌɪnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/tʃˈɔɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tʃˈɔɪ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈoʊɾɚmˌɪnəs/.

Examples

Quit teasing your little brother
the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

end lay off discontinue terminate finish quit give up stop

Antonyms

begin continue

Parts of Speech

noun	(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
verb	put an end to a state or an activity “Quit teasing your little brother”
verb	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical “the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed”

Word Forms

cease	verb	put an end to a state or an activity
discontinuation	noun	the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
discontinuance	noun	the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
stop	noun	a brief stay in the course of a journey
stoppage	noun	the act of stopping something
cessation	noun	a stopping
cease	noun	(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
end	noun	the last section of a communication
finish	noun	event whose occurrence ends something
terminative	adjective	coming to an end
terminus	noun	a place where something ends or is complete

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufhören

(„cease“ ist ein Substantiv nur in der Phrase „ohne Unterlass“) Ende

🇫🇷French

cesser

(« cesser » n'est un nom que dans l'expression « sans cesser ») fin

🇪🇸Spanish

cesar

("cesar" es un sustantivo sólo en la frase "sin cesar") fin

🇮🇹Italian

cessare

("cessare" è un sostantivo solo nella frase "senza cessare") fine

🇳🇱Dutch

ophouden

(‘ophouden’ is alleen een zelfstandig naamwoord in de zinsnede ‘zonder ophouden’) einde

🇵🇹Portuguese

cessar

(`cessar' é um substantivo apenas na frase `sem cessar') fim

🇷🇺Russian

прекратить

(«прекращение» является существительным только во фразе «без прекращения»)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोकना

('विराम' केवल 'बिना संघर्ष' वाक्यांश में एक संज्ञा है) अंत

🇧🇩Bengali

বন্ধ

(`বিরতি' একটি বিশেষ্য শুধুমাত্র `বিনা বাধায়') শেষ

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறுத்து

(`cease' என்பது `நிறுத்தப்படாமல்' என்ற சொற்றொடரில் மட்டும் ஒரு பெயர்ச்சொல்) இறுதியில்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిలిపివేయండి

(`cease' అనేది `వితౌట్ సీజ్' అనే పదబంధంలో మాత్రమే నామవాచకం) ముగింపు

🇮🇳Marathi

थांबवणे

(`विराम' हे केवळ `विनाअट' या वाक्यांशातील एक संज्ञा आहे) शेवट

🇮🇳Gujarati

બંધ

(`વિરામ' એ માત્ર વાક્યમાં 'વિરામ વિના') સંજ્ઞા છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸು

(`cease' ಎಂಬುದು `ವಿಥೌಟ್ ಸ್ಲೀಸ್' ಎಂಬ ಪದಗುಚ್ಛದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ನಾಮಪದವಾಗಿದೆ) ಅಂತ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർത്തുക

(`cease' എന്നത് `വിത്തൗട്ട് സീസ്' എന്ന വാക്യത്തിലെ നാമപദമാണ്) അവസാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੰਦ

(`ਸਥਿਤੀ' ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਵਾਕੰਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਨਾਂਵ ਹੈ `ਬਿਨਾਂ ਰੁਕੇ') ਅੰਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

بند کرو

('مسلسل' ایک اسم ہے صرف جملے 'بغیر وقفے') اختتام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

停止

（“cease”仅在短语“without stop”中是名词）

🇯🇵Japanese

やめる

(「停止」は「停止せずに」というフレーズの中でのみ名詞です)

🇰🇷Korean

중지

('멈춤'은 '끝없이'라는 문구에서만 명사임) end

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngưng

(`ngưng' là danh từ chỉ có trong cụm từ `không ngừng') end

🇹🇭Thai

หยุด

(`หยุด' เป็นคำนามเฉพาะในวลี 'ไม่มีหยุด') ลงท้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

berhenti

(`berhenti' adalah kata benda yang hanya ada di akhir frasa `tanpa henti').

🇵🇭Filipino

huminto

(Ang `tigil' ay isang pangngalan lamang sa pariralang `walang pagtigil') wakas

🇲🇾Malay

berhenti

(`berhenti' ialah kata nama hanya dalam frasa `tanpa henti') akhir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توقف

("التوقف" هو اسم فقط في عبارة "بدون توقف") نهاية

🇮🇷Persian

متوقف شود

(«توقف» فقط در عبارت «بدون توقف» اسمی است).

🇹🇷Turkish

durdurmak

("durmak" yalnızca "durmaksızın" ifadesinde kullanılan bir isimdir) son

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפְסִיק

(`להפסיק' הוא שם עצם רק בביטוי `ללא הפסקה') סוף

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cease'?

The primary meaning of 'cease' is '(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end'.

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Using 'cease' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cease' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cease' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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