B2 noun Formal

cease

/siːs/

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.

Exemplos

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1

The heavy rains continued for days without cease.

The heavy rains did not stop for several days.

2

The court issued a cease and desist order regarding the patent infringement.

The legal authorities ordered the company to stop and not start again.

3

His complaining was without cease, making the trip quite difficult.

He never stopped complaining during the journey.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
cessation
Verb
cease
Advérbio
ceaselessly
Adjetivo
ceaseless
Relacionado
ceasefire
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Dica de memorização

Cease sounds like 'release.' Think of releasing your grip on an activity to make it stop.

Quiz rápido

The company was served with a _____ and desist order after using the competitor's logo.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: cease

Exemplos

1

The heavy rains continued for days without cease.

everyday

The heavy rains did not stop for several days.

2

The court issued a cease and desist order regarding the patent infringement.

formal

The legal authorities ordered the company to stop and not start again.

3

His complaining was without cease, making the trip quite difficult.

informal

He never stopped complaining during the journey.

4

The research documented the cease of neural activity in the sample.

academic

The study recorded the point where brain activity stopped in the specimen.

5

Management demanded an immediate cease to all unauthorized spending.

business

The bosses ordered that all spending without permission must stop right now.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
cessation
Verb
cease
Advérbio
ceaselessly
Adjetivo
ceaseless
Relacionado
ceasefire

Colocações comuns

cease and desist a legal order to stop an action
without cease continuously or without stopping
put a cease to to bring something to an end
bring to a cease to cause something to stop
cease of hostilities the stopping of fighting or war

Frases Comuns

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

Frequentemente confundido com

cease vs seize

Seize means to grab or take hold of something suddenly, whereas cease means to stop.

cease vs cessation

Cessation is the standard noun form for 'stopping'; cease as a noun is primarily restricted to legal or idiomatic phrases.

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Notas de uso

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.

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Erros comuns

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.

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Dica de memorização

Cease sounds like 'release.' Think of releasing your grip on an activity to make it stop.

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Origem da palavra

Derived from the Latin 'cessare', meaning to stop, delay, or be idle.

Padrões gramaticais

Used as an uncountable noun in the phrase 'without cease' Functions as part of a compound noun in 'ceasefire' Often functions as a verbal noun in legal binomials
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Contexto cultural

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 rápido

The company was served with a _____ and desist order after using the competitor's logo.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: cease

Gramática relacionada

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