cease
/sis/
Reviewed on
Type
Verb
- Formal
Meaning
To come or bring to an end.
The factory will cease production at the end of the year.
The intense rainfall suddenly ceased, leaving the streets quiet.
Collocations
- cease operations
- cease production
- cease to exist
- cease hostilities
- cease and desist
Idioms
never cease to amaze
used to express continual surprise or admiration
Her boundless energy never ceases to amaze her colleagues.