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cessare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cease verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
  • discontinue verb To stop making, selling, or continuing something.
  • fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
  • terminate verb To bring something to an end.

Senses

cessare is used for these senses in English:

  • cease (formal, intransitive) To stop.
  • cease (formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).
  • die down (intransitive, idiomatic) To become less virulent or strong; to subside.
  • discontinue (transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
  • fold (intransitive, business) Of a company, to cease to trade.

cease — full definition

  1. verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
  2. verb To stop doing something.

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