cease

verb IPA / IPA not found /

What does cease mean?

To stop doing something or to bring an activity or action to an end; to discontinue or come to a halt. Commonly used to indicate that something should no longer continue.

Examples

The teacher asked the students to cease their conversations immediately.

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Words that are semantically related. interrupt og withdraw

cease in other languages

Norwegian Bokmål Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk Norwegian Nynorsk
Danish Danish
Swedish Swedish
hætta
Icelandic Icelandic
stansa
Faroese Faroese
stoppen
Dutch Dutch
cesser
French French
aufhören
German German
cessare
Italian Italian
cesar
Spanish Spanish
zaprzestać
Polish Polish
припинити
Ukrainian Ukrainian
прекратить
Russian Russian
停止
Chinese Chinese
やめる
Japanese Japanese
중단하다
Korean Korean
रुकना
Hindi Hindi
توقف
Arabic Arabic
durdurmak
Turkish Turkish
cessar
Portuguese Portuguese

Kryssord og Scrabble

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Part of speech:
verb
Last updated:
Feb 7, 2026

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