cease

3 definitions • 6 examples

to stop something:

Whether the protests will cease remains to be seen.

The company has decided to cease all UK operations after this year.

[ + to infinitive ] Workplace nurseries will cease to be liable for tax.

without stopping:

The bells started ringing at midday and continued, without cease, till sunrise.

to stop an action or condition:

[ T ] Clapp had to cease publication because of lack of money.

[ + to infinitive ] It was hard to accept that one day he would simply cease to exist.