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Word entry · 5 letters

cease

Best crossword clue

"Come to a stop"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /sis/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aceesStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
1C2E3A4S5E

Definitions

  1. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Word origin

From Middle English cesen, cessen, from Middle French cesser (“to cease”), from Latin cessō (“leave off”), frequentative of cēdō (“to leave off, go away”). Compare secede.

Used in a sentence

  • And with that, his twitching ceased.
  • After a short while, it ceased to rain.
  • And with that, he ceased twitching.

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