cease

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
  2. verb put an end to a state or an activity
  3. verb have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Etymology

From Middle English cesen, cessen, from Middle French cesser (“to cease”), from Latin cessō (“leave off”), frequentative of cēdō (“to leave off, go away”). Compare secede.

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