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Cease means to stop or come to an end. Regular verb: cease-ceased-ceased.
Meanings
- To stop or end
- To discontinue
- To bring to an end
Common Collocations
cease to exist
cease fire
cease and desist
never ceases
cease operations
Tip for Learners
Cease is more formal than stop. Cease and desist is a legal demand to stop.
Present Simple
| I | cease |
| you | cease |
| he/she/it | ceases |
| we | cease |
| they | cease |
Examples - Present Simple
- I cease all activities at midnight.
- You cease to amaze me.
- The noise ceases at night.
- We cease operations on holidays.
- They cease production every winter.
Present Continuous
| I | am ceasing |
| you | are ceasing |
| he/she/it | is ceasing |
| we | are ceasing |
| they | are ceasing |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am ceasing operations.
- You are ceasing to exist.
- The company is ceasing production.
- We are ceasing our efforts.
- They are ceasing all activities.
Present Perfect
| I | have ceased |
| you | have ceased |
| he/she/it | has ceased |
| we | have ceased |
| they | have ceased |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have ceased my involvement.
- You have never ceased to amaze me.
- The rain has ceased.
- We have ceased production.
- They have ceased operations.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been ceasing |
| you | have been ceasing |
| he/she/it | has been ceasing |
| we | have been ceasing |
| they | have been ceasing |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- The noise has been ceasing gradually.
- Production has been ceasing slowly.
- Operations have been ceasing for months.
- Activities have been ceasing one by one.
- Efforts have been ceasing gradually.
Past Simple
| I | ceased |
| you | ceased |
| he/she/it | ceased |
| we | ceased |
| they | ceased |
Examples - Past Simple
- I ceased my involvement.
- You never ceased to amaze me.
- The music ceased suddenly.
- We ceased production.
- They ceased fire.
Past Continuous
| I | was ceasing |
| you | were ceasing |
| he/she/it | was ceasing |
| we | were ceasing |
| they | were ceasing |
Examples - Past Continuous
- The noise was ceasing gradually.
- Production was ceasing slowly.
- Operations were ceasing everywhere.
- Activities were ceasing one by one.
- Efforts were ceasing due to funding.
Past Perfect
| I | had ceased |
| you | had ceased |
| he/she/it | had ceased |
| we | had ceased |
| they | had ceased |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had ceased my involvement before.
- The rain had ceased by morning.
- Production had ceased already.
- We had ceased operations.
- They had ceased fire.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been ceasing |
| you | had been ceasing |
| he/she/it | had been ceasing |
| we | had been ceasing |
| they | had been ceasing |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- The noise had been ceasing gradually.
- Production had been ceasing for months.
- Operations had been ceasing slowly.
- Activities had been ceasing one by one.
- Efforts had been ceasing steadily.
Future Simple
| I | will cease |
| you | will cease |
| he/she/it | will cease |
| we | will cease |
| they | will cease |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will cease my involvement.
- The noise will cease soon.
- Production will cease next month.
- We will cease operations.
- They will cease fire.
Future Continuous
| I | will be ceasing |
| you | will be ceasing |
| he/she/it | will be ceasing |
| we | will be ceasing |
| they | will be ceasing |
Examples - Future Continuous
- Production will be ceasing gradually.
- Operations will be ceasing soon.
- Activities will be ceasing one by one.
- Efforts will be ceasing slowly.
- Work will be ceasing by midnight.
Future Perfect
| I | will have ceased |
| you | will have ceased |
| he/she/it | will have ceased |
| we | will have ceased |
| they | will have ceased |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have ceased my involvement.
- The rain will have ceased by then.
- Production will have ceased completely.
- We will have ceased operations.
- They will have ceased fire.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been ceasing |
| you | will have been ceasing |
| he/she/it | will have been ceasing |
| we | will have been ceasing |
| they | will have been ceasing |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- Production will have been ceasing gradually.
- Operations will have been ceasing for months.
- Activities will have been ceasing slowly.
- Efforts will have been ceasing steadily.
- Work will have been ceasing overnight.