cease

S2 W2

BrE /siːs/ AmE /siːs/

verb en → es

past ceased pp ceased ing ceasing

1 STOP ACTION [transitive] B1

to stop doing something, especially when you do it regularly or for a long time

dejar de hacer algo, cesar

  • cease to do sth

Collocations cease operations · cease hostilities

  • The company has ceased trading.

    La empresa ha dejado de operar.

2 STOP EXISTENCE [intransitive] B2

to stop existing or to stop being used, especially when this happens suddenly

dejar de existir, cesar

  • sth ceases

Collocations the war ceased · the noise ceased suddenly

  • The fighting ceased at midnight.

    La lucha cesó a medianoche.