cease
The end or stopping of an activity or state, though the word is more commonly used as a verb. In its noun form, it often appears in legal contexts or fixed literary expressions meaning a permanent or temporary halt.
Exemples
3 sur 5The heavy rains continued for days without cease.
The heavy rains did not stop for several days.
The court issued a cease and desist order regarding the patent infringement.
The legal authorities ordered the company to stop and not start again.
His complaining was without cease, making the trip quite difficult.
He never stopped complaining during the journey.
Synonymes
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Cease sounds like 'release.' Think of releasing your grip on an activity to make it stop.
Quiz rapide
The company was served with a _____ and desist order after using the competitor's logo.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : cease
Exemples
The heavy rains continued for days without cease.
everydayThe heavy rains did not stop for several days.
The court issued a cease and desist order regarding the patent infringement.
formalThe legal authorities ordered the company to stop and not start again.
His complaining was without cease, making the trip quite difficult.
informalHe never stopped complaining during the journey.
The research documented the cease of neural activity in the sample.
academicThe study recorded the point where brain activity stopped in the specimen.
Management demanded an immediate cease to all unauthorized spending.
businessThe bosses ordered that all spending without permission must stop right now.
Synonymes
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
cease and desist
stop doing something and do not do it again (legal)
without cease
unendingly; all the time
ceasefire
an agreement to stop fighting a war for a period of time
Souvent confondu avec
Seize means to grab or take hold of something suddenly, whereas cease means to stop.
Cessation is the standard noun form for 'stopping'; cease as a noun is primarily restricted to legal or idiomatic phrases.
Notes d'usage
While 'cease' is a common verb, its use as a noun is restricted to formal legal documents (cease and desist) or literary phrases (without cease). In general writing, use 'cessation' or 'stop' as the noun.
Erreurs courantes
Learners often try to use 'cease' as a common noun like 'the cease of the game,' where 'the end of the game' or 'the cessation of play' would be correct.
Astuce mémo
Cease sounds like 'release.' Think of releasing your grip on an activity to make it stop.
Origine du mot
Derived from the Latin 'cessare', meaning to stop, delay, or be idle.
Modèles grammaticaux
Contexte culturel
In the US, 'cease and desist' letters are a very common cultural and legal reference when one party wants another to stop a specific behavior or trademark use.
Quiz rapide
The company was served with a _____ and desist order after using the competitor's logo.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : cease
Grammaire lie
Vocabulaire associé
Mots lis
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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