cease

IPA(Pronunciation)

/siːs/

Verb

formal intransitive transitive obsolete

Japanese Meaning

（自動詞）止まる、停止する / （他動詞）～を中止する、やめる / （古語）尽きる、消滅する、亡くなる

After the loud applause, the music will cease.

大きな拍手の後、音楽は停止する。

Sense（1）

(formal, intransitive) To stop.

And with that, his twitching ceased.

Sense（2）

(formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).

And with that, he ceased twitching.

Sense（3）

(obsolete, intransitive) To be wanting; to fail; to pass away, perish.

The poor shall never cease out of the land.

ceases

（ present singular third-person ）

ceasing

（ participle present ）

ceased

（ participle past ）

ceased

（ past ）