cease

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /sis/ UK /siːs/ See IPA manual

Freq #6071

Meanings

1

verb
To stop happening or to stop doing something.

The factory ceased production at the end of last year.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to stop happening or to... stop discontinue end

Word family

Forms ceasedceasesceasing

Derived forms ceasefireceaselessceaserunceasableunceasedunceasing

Related forms cede cessation secede

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.

cesen Middle English cesser Middle French cessō Latin

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# cease

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /sis/
**IPA (UK):** /siːs/
**Frequency rank:** 6071

## Meanings
1. To stop happening or to stop doing something.

## Examples
- The factory ceased production at the end of last year.

## Derived Forms
- ceasefire
- ceaseless
- ceaser
- unceasable
- unceased
- unceasing

## Related Forms
- cede
- cessation
- secede

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cesen
- Root: cesser
- Root: cessō

## 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.

## AI Etymology
cease is a verb, noun, and name. It is 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. Historical forms in the chain include cesen (Middle English), cesser (Middle French), and cessō (Latin). Current senses include to stop happening or to stop doing something. Derived forms include ceasefire, ceaseless, ceaser, unceasable, and unceased. Related words include cede, cessation, and secede.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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