cease

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

to have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

Wordset Dictionary

Senses

Wordset Dictionary

to put an end to a state or an activity

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
finishstop
pasttense
ceased
presentparticiple
ceasing
thirdpersonsingular
ceases
pastparticiple
ceased