cease(SEESS) verb. To stop Example:The crossing guard has to cease the cars to let the children cross the street.
Please cease your dog's barking this instance!
That child's creative imagination never ceased to amaze me.
Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
A farthing was a quarter of a pre-decimalisation penny and ceased to be legal tender at the end on 1960.
After working hard all day, Joe's pants ceased to have a crease
'Cease' just means 'Stop' So you could say: "The girl ceased eating".
I ceased the fire.
No. A proper use of ceased would be, "After they stopped breathing, they ceased to exist." The word you need is seized, which means to take hold of. "They seized the chance."
He ceased to be team captain at the end of last season. The insurance company ceased its operations in some states. Some soldiers were injured in the war even after the fighting ceased.
The two parties ceased negotiations, thus the problem went unresolved.
"Ceased to be" is the correct phrase to use when something has stopped existing or functioning. For example, "The company ceased to be profitable." "Has ceased to be" is also grammatically correct but may sound more formal.
The wolf's baying suddenly ceased, leaving the high winds to howl alone.
"Cease" means "to end" or "to stop".Please cease harassing me or I will call the police.Cease and desist from downloading illegal movies over the internet or you will be blocked."Cease to exist" means to die, or stop living.Ever since the prehistoric age, dinosaurs have ceased to exist.
Ceased means to stopThe word 'ceased' means 'finished' or 'ended', as in:The fighting has ceased.