Cease Ceased Siːs Stop Ordered Men Verb Bre

• welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job.
• you never cease to amaze me!
• they voted to cease strike action immediately.
• he ordered his men to cease fire (= stop shooting).

cease

1. to stop happening or existing; to stop something from happening or existing
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• Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job.
• You never cease to amaze me!
• They voted to cease strike action immediately.
• He ordered his men to cease fire (= stop shooting).
• The company ceased trading in June.
2. a phrase used to express surprise and pleasure at something
• ‘I've cleaned my room.’ ‘Wonders will never cease!’

Extra Examples

• Building ceased with the outbreak of war.
• My job had effectively ceased to exist.
• Prayer was made without ceasing.
• The bird’s song ceased abruptly.
• The company ceased trading.
• The conversation had long ceased to interest me.
• The factory has now ceased production of the toys.
• The factory will cease operations this autumn.
• The flow slowed, then ceased altogether.
• The noise faded, then ceased altogether.
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith.
• He ordered his men to cease fire.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they cease
• he / she / it ceases
• past simple ceased
• past participle ceased
• -ing form ceasing

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French cesser, from Latin cessare ‘stop’, from cedere ‘to yield’.