cease
//sis//
Forms
- present (v1)
- cease
- past (v2)
- ceased
- past participle (v3)
- ceased
- present participle
- ceasing
- 3rd person singular
- ceases
Definitions
1.To stop.(formal)
- And with that, his twitching ceased.
- After a short while, it ceased to rain.
2.To stop doing (something).(formal)
- And with that, he ceased twitching.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4551
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
Latin cēdō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin -tō
Latin cessōder.