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cease — [ sis ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive FORMAL to stop happening or continuing: Conversation ceased when she entered the room. The rain had almost ceased by the time we left. cease to exist: If we don t get more money, our community theater will cease… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cease — 1 verb (I, T) formal to stop doing something or stop happening: cease (doing) sth: The company ceased trading at 6 pm today. | It rained all day without ceasing. | cease sth: The committee decided to cease financial support. | cease to do sth:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cease */*/ — UK [siːs] / US [sɪs] verb Word forms cease : present tense I/you/we/they cease he/she/it ceases present participle ceasing past tense ceased past participle ceased 1) [intransitive] formal to stop happening or continuing Conversation ceased when… … English dictionary
exist */*/*/ — UK [ɪɡˈzɪst] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms exist : present tense I/you/we/they exist he/she/it exists present participle existing past tense existed past participle existed 1) a) to be real, or to appear in the real world Dragons don t… … English dictionary
exist — verb ADVERB ▪ actually, really ▪ Do these creatures really exist? ▪ already, still ▪ Few of these monkeys still exist in the wild … Collocations dictionary
exist — ex|ist [ ıg zıst ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) to be real or appear in the real world: Dragons don t exist. a ) to be present in a particular place, time, or situation: Opportunities exist in our company for experienced engineers. There is no… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
exist — ex|ist W1S3 [ıgˈzıst] v [I not in progressive] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: exsistere to come into being, exist , from sistere to stand ] 1.) to happen or be present in a particular situation or place ▪ The custom of arranged marriages… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cease — I. verb (ceased; ceasing) Etymology: Middle English cesen, from Anglo French cesser, from Latin cessare to hold back, be remiss, frequentative of cedere Date: 14th century transitive verb to cause to come to an end especially gradually ; no… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cease — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abdicate, abjure, abort, acknowledge defeat, ad infinitum, be consumed, be done for, be gone, be no more, belay, calm, calm down, cancel, cease to be, cease to exist, ceaselessly, cede, cessation, close, come… … Moby Thesaurus
cease — 01. The rain finally [ceased] falling just after midnight. 02. It never [ceases] to amaze me how little Ted does at work, yet no one seems to notice. 03. Someone once said that a friend is one who believes in you when you [cease] to believe in… … Grammatical examples in English
