ENGLISH WORD FILE NO. 00491 · Core CSAT & TOEIC Vocabulary
cease
v.
US/siːs/
UK/siːs/
CSAT Frequency72/100
TOEIC Frequency65/100
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Meanings of cease
1verb
To stop doing something or to come to an end.
The rain finally ceased after three days of continuous downpour.
The rain finally ceased after three days of continuous downpour.
The company decided to cease operations in that market region.
The company decided to cease operations in that market region.
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Derivatives of cease
ceasefire
ceasefire (noun)
The two nations agreed to a ceasefire after months of conflict.
The two nations agreed to a ceasefire after months of conflict.
ceaseless
ceaseless (adjective)
The ceaseless noise from the construction site made it difficult to concentrate.
The ceaseless noise from the construction site made it difficult to concentrate.
without cease
without cease (phrase)
The volunteers worked without cease to help the disaster victims.
The volunteers worked without cease to help the disaster victims.
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Synonyms & Antonyms of cease
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Common Phrases with cease
cease firecease fire
cease operationscease operations
cease and desistcease and desist
never ceasenever cease
cease to existcease to exist
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Practice Question: cease
Choose the best word for the blank
The factory will ___ production of that product line by the end of the quarter.
- A ceased
- B ceases
- C cease
- D ceasing
The base form 'cease' follows the modal 'will' in future tense construction.