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Meaning of cease | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. To put an end to; discontinue: The factory ceased production. See Synonyms at stop.
  2. Cessation; ceasing: We worked without cease to get the project finished on time.
  3. A concluding or terminating:cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, end of the line, finish, period, stop, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up.
  4. to stop or (bring to an) end. They were ordered to cease firing; That department has ceased to exist; This foolishness must cease!; Cease this noise! ophou يَتَوَقَّف книж. спирам cessar přestat, zastavit aufhören ophøre σταματώ, παύωcesar lakkama, lõpetama متوقف کردن؛ پایان دادن lopettaa cesser לְהַפסִיק विराम लगाना prestati abbahagy berhenti hætta cessare, smettere やめる 중지하다 nustoti, sustabdyti beigt; pārtraukt henti ophouden, ophouden metopphøre, sluttekończyć تمامول پاى ته رسول، درول، درېد...
  5. continuous; never ceasing. ceaseless noise. onophoudelik, voortdurend لا يَتَوَقَّف безспирен contínuo ustavičný, nekonečný unaufhörlich uophørlig; endeløs αδιάκοποςincesante lakkamatu مداوم؛ بی وقفه päättymätön continuel בִּלְתִי פּוֹסֵק लगातार neprestan szüntelen tidak berhenti sífelldur, stöðugur incessante, continuo 絶え間のない 끊임없는 nepaliaujamas nepārtraukts tanpa henti onafgebrokenuopphørlig, uavlatelig, endeløsbezustanny پرله پسې، بې وقفې contínuo neîncetat непрерывный ustavičný neprestan n...
  6. aaneen, sonder ophou بِصورَةٍ لا تَتَوَقَّف непрестанно continuamente nekonečně, nepřetržitě unaufhörlich uophørligt; endeløst αδιάκοπαincesantemente lakkamatult بطور مداوم loputtomasti sans arrêt בְּצוּרָה בִּלְתִי פּוֹסֶקֶת निरन्तरता neprestano szüntelenül tanpa akhir án afláts incessantemente 絶え間なく 끊임없이 nepaliaujamai nepārtraukti dengan tanpa henti onafgebrokenuten opphør, endeløstbezustannie په پر له پسې تو ګه continuamente neîncetat непрерывно nepretržite nenehno neprekidno oupphörligt อ...
  7. vt. cesar, parar, detener.
  8. To come to an end; stop: a process that never ceases.
  9. To stop performing an activity or action; desist: "fold our wings, / And cease from wanderings" (Tennyson).
  10. (when: tr, may take a gerund or an infinitive as object) to bring or come to an end; desist from; stop

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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