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ceases

/ˈsiːsɪz/

ceases is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cease.

Meaning of cease

Verb

cease (third-person singular simple present ceases, present participle ceasing, simple past and past participle ceased)

  1. (formal, intransitive) To stop.
    • And with that, his twitching ceased.
  2. (formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).
    • And with that, he ceased twitching.
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To be wanting; to fail; to pass away, perish.
    • The poor shall never cease out of the land.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 15:11
    Synonyms:
    desert, lack

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Proper noun capitalized: Ceases

Ceases

  1. (plural) plural of Cease

Phrases with ceases

Words that rhyme with ceases

Questions about ceases

What is ceases the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ceases is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cease.
What part of speech is ceases?
Ceases is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ceases?
Ceases is pronounced /ˈsiːsɪz/.

Words near ceases in the dictionary

  1. ceaselessness
  2. ceasement
  3. ceasements
  4. ceaser
  5. ceasers
  6. ceases
  7. ceases and desists
  8. ceasest
  9. ceaseth
  10. ceasing
  11. ceasing and desisting

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