-
1 cease
[siːs] verbto stop or (bring to an) end:This foolishness must cease!
يَتَوَقَّفCease this noise!
-
2 припиняти існування
Українсько-англійський юридичний словник > припиняти існування
-
3 desaparecer
• cease to exist• die out• disappear• duck out• evanesce• evanish• get out of place• get out of step• get out of training• get out on the wrong side of the bed• pass onto• pass over• pop off -
4 прекращать существование
Русско-Английский новый экономический словарь > прекращать существование
-
5 cessare
stop, cease* * *cessare v.tr. to cease, to stop: (comm.) cessare gli affari, to give up business; (mil.) cessare il fuoco, to cease fire; cessare l'attività, ( chiudere) to close down; ( temporaneamente) to break up◆ v. intr.1 to cease (to do, doing); to leave* off (doing); to stop (doing): cessare di lavorare, to stop working (o work); ha cessato di piovere, it has stopped raining (o the rain has ceased); il presidente ha cessato di vivere alle cinque di stamani, the president breathed his last (o died) this morning at five o'clock2 ( calmarsi) to subside, to die* down, to go* down: finalmente la tempesta cessò, at last the storm subsided* * *[tʃes'sare]1. vicessare di fare qc — to stop doing sth2. vtto stop, put an end to, (produzione) to discontinue"cessato allarme" — "all clear"
* * *[tʃes'sare] 1.verbo transitivo to cease, to stop [attività, ostilità]cessare il fuoco — to cease fire, to hold one's fire
2.cessare di fare — to cease to do, to stop doing
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere, avere) [ attività] to cease, to stop; [ combattimenti] to die down, to stop; [ vento] to blow* over; [ pioggia] to stop, to leave* off, to die away; [ conversazione] to let* up* * *cessare/t∫es'sare/ [1]to cease, to stop [attività, ostilità]; cessare il fuoco to cease fire, to hold one's fire; ordinare il cessate il fuoco to order cease-fire; cessare di fare to cease to do, to stop doing; cessare di esistere to cease to exist(aus. essere, avere) [ attività] to cease, to stop; [ combattimenti] to die down, to stop; [ vento] to blow* over; [ pioggia] to stop, to leave* off, to die away; [ conversazione] to let* up. -
6 cesser
cesser [sese]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. intransitive verb* * *sese
1.
verbe transitif to cease [traitement, livraisons]; to end [soutien, répression]cesser toute activité — [entreprise] to cease trading
cesser de fumer/d'espérer — to give up smoking/hope
2.
verbe intransitif [activité] to cease; [vent] to drop; [pluie] to stopfaire cesser — to put an end to [rumeur]; to put a stop to [combats]; to end [poursuites]
* * *sese1. vt2. vi1) [bruit, pluie] to stopfaire cesser [bruit, scandale] — to put a stop to
2) [personne] to stop* * *cesser verb table: aimerA vtr to cease, to stop [traitement, livraisons]; to end [soutien, répression]; cesser de faire to stop doing; cesser toute activité [entreprise] to cease trading; cesser son activité [employé] to stop work; cesser les combats to stop fighting; elle n'a jamais cessé son combat contre… she has fought relentlessly against…; cesser d'aider qn/de s'inquiéter to stop helping sb/worrying; cesser de fumer/d'espérer to give up smoking/hope; cesser d'exister to cease to exist; ils ont cessé d'être nos clients en 1992 they ceased to be our clients in 1992; cesser de payer to cease payment; ils n'ont (pas) cessé de critiquer they kept on criticizing; les taux d'intérêt ne cessent d 'augmenter/de baisser interest rates keep (on) rising/falling; son courage ne cesse de m'étonner his/her courage never ceases to amaze me.B vi [activité] to cease; [vent] to drop; [pluie] to stop; faire cesser to put an end to [rumeur]; to put a stop to [répression, combats]; to end [poursuites].[sese] verbe intransitif[combat] to (come to a) stop————————[sese] verbe transitifcesser le travail to down tools, to walk out2. MILITAIRE -
7 vergehen
(unreg.)I v/i (ist vergangen) Zeit, Gefühl etc.: pass; Schmerz: auch go away; Zorn etc.: blow over; (nicht fortbestehen) cease (to exist); (sterben) die; (verschwinden) disappear, vanish; Schönheit, Erinnerung etc.: auch fade; wie die Zeit vergeht! how time flies!; das vergeht schon wieder it’ll pass, it won’t last; es werden Jahre vergehen, bis oder bevor... it’ll be years before...; dir wird das Lachen bald vergehen! you’ll soon be laughing on the other side of your face; da wird ihm das Lachen schon vergehen! that’ll wipe the grin ( oder smile) off his face; mir ist der Appetit vergangen I’ve lost my appetite; vor Ungeduld etc. vergehen be dying of impatience etc.; hören IIII v/refl (hat): sich vergehen an tätlich: assault; unsittlich: commit indecent assault on; er hat sich an ihr vergangen (hat sie vergewaltigt) he indecently assaulted her; sich vergehen gegen ein Gesetz etc.: offend against, violate; sich gegen ein Gesetz vergehen auch commit an offen|ce (Am. -se)* * *das Vergehenoffense; offence; trespass; misdemeanour; misdemeanor; crime; malfeasance; guilt; fault; transgression; delinquency* * *Ver|ge|hen [fɛɐ'geːən]nt -s, -Vergéhen im Amt — professional misconduct no pl
das ist doch kein Vergéhen, oder? — that's not a crime, is it?
* * *das1) (a crime: The police charged him with several offences.) offence2) ((of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away: By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.) pass off* * *Ver·ge·hen<-s, ->[fɛɐ̯ˈge:ən]anzeigepflichtiges \Vergehen JUR notifiable offence* * *das; Vergehens, Vergehen: crime; (Rechtsspr.) offence* * *vergehen (irr)A. v/i (ist vergangen) Zeit, Gefühl etc: pass; Schmerz: auch go away; Zorn etc: blow over; (nicht fortbestehen) cease (to exist); (sterben) die; (verschwinden) disappear, vanish; Schönheit, Erinnerung etc: auch fade;wie die Zeit vergeht! how time flies!;das vergeht schon wieder it’ll pass, it won’t last;es werden Jahre vergehen, bis oderbevor … it’ll be years before …;dir wird das Lachen bald vergehen! you’ll soon be laughing on the other side of your face;da wird ihm das Lachen schon vergehen! that’ll wipe the grin ( oder smile) off his face;mir ist der Appetit vergangen I’ve lost my appetite;vor Ungeduld etcB. v/r (hat):er hat sich an ihr vergangen (hat sie vergewaltigt) he indecently assaulted her;sich vergehen gegen ein Gesetz etc: offend against, violate;* * *das; Vergehens, Vergehen: crime; (Rechtsspr.) offence* * *- n.delinquency n.malfeasance n.misdemeanor n.misdoing n.offence n.offense n.trespass n. -
8 ophouden te bestaan
Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > ophouden te bestaan
-
9 imha
"destruction, causing (someone, something) to cease to exist; annihilation. - ateşi mil. annihilation fire, counterpreparation. - etmek /ı/ to destroy, cause (someone, something) to cease to exist; to annihilate." -
10 בטל I
בָּטֵלI (b. h.; v. בטי) ( to be hollow); 1) to be void, abolished, suspended; to cease to exist. Keth.103b בָּטְלָה קדושה sanctity of life ceased; (oth. opin.: the levitical law concerning the contact with a corpse was suspended in favor of Rabbi; v. Tosaf. a. l.. Ab. V, 16 ב׳ דבר בְּטֵלָהוכ׳ as soon as the (sensual) attraction disappears, love will disappear. Ib. 21 as if dead ועבר וב׳ מן העולם and passed away and disappeared from this world. Y.Meg.I, 70d top, a. e. בטלה מגלת תענית the Scroll of Fasts has been abolished (the festive commemorations enumerated therein are no more observed). Sot.IX, 9 (47a); a. fr. 2) to rest from labor, be at ease, be idle. Ab. IV, 10 אם בָּטַלְתָּ מןוכ׳ if thou choosest not to study the law, there will be many disturbances (excuses) to assist thee. Ib. I, 5 בּוֹטֵל מד׳׳ת he neglects the study of the Law; a. fr. Nif. נִבְטַל 1) to be abolished, suspended. Y.Meg.I, 70d bot. עתידין לִיבָּטֵל (= לְהִיבָּטֵל) shall in future be abolished (neglected). Gitt.32a, v. infra. 2) to be excused, be exempt, Ib. II, 16 thou art not a free man להִבָּטֵל ממנה so as to be exempt from lifes duties. 3) to remain single. Gitt.IV, 5 (41b) יִבָּטֵל shall he never marry? Pi. בִּיטֵּל, בִּטֵּל 1) to abolish, suspend, cancel, undo, neglect. Ab. II, 4 בַּטֵּל רצונךוכ׳ set aside thy will for the sake of the Lords will, in order that He may set aside the will of others (euphem. for His will) for the sake of thy will (withdraw evil decrees at thy prayer). Ib. IV, 9 המְבַטֵּלוכ׳ he who neglects the study of the Law on account of his wealth. Sot.IX, 10 (47a) אף הוא בִּטֵּל את המעוררין he also abolished (the custom of) the wakers, v. עָרַר. Sabb.63a מְבַטְּלָהּ he (the observer of the Law) will cancel it (avert Gods evil decree). Mekh. Bshall., Amalek, 2, v. אִיפָּטִיקוֹס. Macc.24a. Ab. Zar. IV, 7 למה מְבַטְּלָהּ why does He not destroy it (the objects of idol worship)?Gitt.IV, 1 שוב אינו יכול לבַטְּלוֹ he can no longer annul it (his letter of divorce). Ib. 2 in former times a man could summon a court in a strange place ובִּטְּלוֹ and declare it (the letter of divorce which he had sent off) void. Ib. 32b אתי דיבור ומבטל דיבור a word (declaration) comes and cancels a word.Ab. Zar.IV, 4 (42b) an idolator (gentile) מבטל אליל שלווכ׳ may (by mutilation) cancel his own or his neigbors idol (so that it is no longer subject to the law forbidding Jews to derive any benefits from idolatrous paraphernalia), but an Israelite cannot Ib. המב׳ אליל ב׳וכ׳ in cancelling an idol, one has at the same time cancelled its attachments; a. fr.ב׳ רשות to resign possession, a legal fiction by which the carrying of objects on the Sabbath from ones own place to one common to several persons, may be permitted. Erub.VI, 7 מְבַטֵּל את רשותו he (the brother who forgot to lay the Erub, v. עֵירוּב) must resign his share in the common property. Ib. 68b מבטלין ותוזרין ומב׳ you may resign your share to your neighbor, and then he may resign to you; a. fr.ב׳ חמץ to renounce (by declaration) the possession of anything leavened that may have remained undiscovered in ones possession. Pes.6b הבודק צריך שיְבַטֵּל after one has searched the house for leavened things, he most renounce (whatever he may have failed to find); a. fr.Part. pass. מְבוּטָּל, f. מְבוּטֶּלֶת. Erub.69b רשותי מב׳ לך my possession be resigned to thee (for Sabbath purposes). Gitt.32a if a recipient says, מתנה זו מב׳ ‘this donation be void, תִּיבָּטֵל ‘shall be void, opp. to בְּטֵלָה היא ‘is a void one, i. e. has been annulled.Eduy. I, 5; Gitt36b, a. fr. אין ב׳׳ד יכול לבַ׳וכ׳ no court can repeal (overrule) the decisions of another court, unless 2) to neutralize an admixture of forbidden food in a certain quantity. Ḥull.108a ושאינו מינו … ומבטלו and the portion of the mixture which is not its kind is prevailing and neutralizes the forbidden portion (as if did not exist at all); a. fr. 3) to disturb, cause suspense, interfere with. Erub.63b; Meg.3a בִּיטַּלְתֶּםוכ׳ ye interfered with the daily offering; a. fr.Ber.II, 5 לבטל ממניוכ׳ to suspend (shake off) the yoke of heavenly government even one minute. Hif. הִבְטִיל to cause interruption, to order suspension. Succ.V, 5 להַבְטִיל את העםוכ׳ to cause the people to cease working. Hithpa. a. Nithpa. הִתְבַּטֵּל, נִתְבַּטֵּל to be interrupted, v. Nif.Tan. dbe El. I, 5; II, 3. -
11 בָּטֵל
בָּטֵלI (b. h.; v. בטי) ( to be hollow); 1) to be void, abolished, suspended; to cease to exist. Keth.103b בָּטְלָה קדושה sanctity of life ceased; (oth. opin.: the levitical law concerning the contact with a corpse was suspended in favor of Rabbi; v. Tosaf. a. l.. Ab. V, 16 ב׳ דבר בְּטֵלָהוכ׳ as soon as the (sensual) attraction disappears, love will disappear. Ib. 21 as if dead ועבר וב׳ מן העולם and passed away and disappeared from this world. Y.Meg.I, 70d top, a. e. בטלה מגלת תענית the Scroll of Fasts has been abolished (the festive commemorations enumerated therein are no more observed). Sot.IX, 9 (47a); a. fr. 2) to rest from labor, be at ease, be idle. Ab. IV, 10 אם בָּטַלְתָּ מןוכ׳ if thou choosest not to study the law, there will be many disturbances (excuses) to assist thee. Ib. I, 5 בּוֹטֵל מד׳׳ת he neglects the study of the Law; a. fr. Nif. נִבְטַל 1) to be abolished, suspended. Y.Meg.I, 70d bot. עתידין לִיבָּטֵל (= לְהִיבָּטֵל) shall in future be abolished (neglected). Gitt.32a, v. infra. 2) to be excused, be exempt, Ib. II, 16 thou art not a free man להִבָּטֵל ממנה so as to be exempt from lifes duties. 3) to remain single. Gitt.IV, 5 (41b) יִבָּטֵל shall he never marry? Pi. בִּיטֵּל, בִּטֵּל 1) to abolish, suspend, cancel, undo, neglect. Ab. II, 4 בַּטֵּל רצונךוכ׳ set aside thy will for the sake of the Lords will, in order that He may set aside the will of others (euphem. for His will) for the sake of thy will (withdraw evil decrees at thy prayer). Ib. IV, 9 המְבַטֵּלוכ׳ he who neglects the study of the Law on account of his wealth. Sot.IX, 10 (47a) אף הוא בִּטֵּל את המעוררין he also abolished (the custom of) the wakers, v. עָרַר. Sabb.63a מְבַטְּלָהּ he (the observer of the Law) will cancel it (avert Gods evil decree). Mekh. Bshall., Amalek, 2, v. אִיפָּטִיקוֹס. Macc.24a. Ab. Zar. IV, 7 למה מְבַטְּלָהּ why does He not destroy it (the objects of idol worship)?Gitt.IV, 1 שוב אינו יכול לבַטְּלוֹ he can no longer annul it (his letter of divorce). Ib. 2 in former times a man could summon a court in a strange place ובִּטְּלוֹ and declare it (the letter of divorce which he had sent off) void. Ib. 32b אתי דיבור ומבטל דיבור a word (declaration) comes and cancels a word.Ab. Zar.IV, 4 (42b) an idolator (gentile) מבטל אליל שלווכ׳ may (by mutilation) cancel his own or his neigbors idol (so that it is no longer subject to the law forbidding Jews to derive any benefits from idolatrous paraphernalia), but an Israelite cannot Ib. המב׳ אליל ב׳וכ׳ in cancelling an idol, one has at the same time cancelled its attachments; a. fr.ב׳ רשות to resign possession, a legal fiction by which the carrying of objects on the Sabbath from ones own place to one common to several persons, may be permitted. Erub.VI, 7 מְבַטֵּל את רשותו he (the brother who forgot to lay the Erub, v. עֵירוּב) must resign his share in the common property. Ib. 68b מבטלין ותוזרין ומב׳ you may resign your share to your neighbor, and then he may resign to you; a. fr.ב׳ חמץ to renounce (by declaration) the possession of anything leavened that may have remained undiscovered in ones possession. Pes.6b הבודק צריך שיְבַטֵּל after one has searched the house for leavened things, he most renounce (whatever he may have failed to find); a. fr.Part. pass. מְבוּטָּל, f. מְבוּטֶּלֶת. Erub.69b רשותי מב׳ לך my possession be resigned to thee (for Sabbath purposes). Gitt.32a if a recipient says, מתנה זו מב׳ ‘this donation be void, תִּיבָּטֵל ‘shall be void, opp. to בְּטֵלָה היא ‘is a void one, i. e. has been annulled.Eduy. I, 5; Gitt36b, a. fr. אין ב׳׳ד יכול לבַ׳וכ׳ no court can repeal (overrule) the decisions of another court, unless 2) to neutralize an admixture of forbidden food in a certain quantity. Ḥull.108a ושאינו מינו … ומבטלו and the portion of the mixture which is not its kind is prevailing and neutralizes the forbidden portion (as if did not exist at all); a. fr. 3) to disturb, cause suspense, interfere with. Erub.63b; Meg.3a בִּיטַּלְתֶּםוכ׳ ye interfered with the daily offering; a. fr.Ber.II, 5 לבטל ממניוכ׳ to suspend (shake off) the yoke of heavenly government even one minute. Hif. הִבְטִיל to cause interruption, to order suspension. Succ.V, 5 להַבְטִיל את העםוכ׳ to cause the people to cease working. Hithpa. a. Nithpa. הִתְבַּטֵּל, נִתְבַּטֵּל to be interrupted, v. Nif.Tan. dbe El. I, 5; II, 3. -
12 opphøre
прекращать* * *cease, close* * *verb. cease, cease to exist, close, close out, come to a halt, come to an end, discontinue, end, expire, stop, terminate verb. (jus) be determined, lapse -
13 припиняти
= припинитиto stop, to cease, to suspend, to discontinue; to put an end (to); to make an end (of); (про зносини, стосунки) to break off, to leave offприпиняти вогонь військ. — to cease fire; ( команда) stop fast!
припиняти знайомство (з ким-небудь) — to break off ( with); to give up
припиняти платежі — to suspend/stop payments
-
14 bestaan
bestaan1〈 het〉1 [het er zijn; leven] existence♦voorbeelden:de strijd om het bestaan • the struggle for lifedie firma viert vandaag haar vijftigjarig bestaan • that firm is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary todayeen zorgeloos bestaan • a carefree (way of) lifezijn bestaan danken aan • owe one's existence toergens een bestaan in vinden • make a living out of————————bestaan23 [rondkomen] live4 [mogelijk zijn] be possible♦voorbeelden:laat daar geen misverstand over bestaan • let there be no mistake about itonze liefde zal altijd blijven bestaan • our love will live on foreverophouden te bestaan • cease to existde mooiste vrouw die er bestaat • the prettiest woman in the worldal lang bestaan • have existed for a long timebestaan sinds • date back tovoor haar bestaat hij niet • to her, he does not existhoe bestaat het! • can you believe it!II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉1 [wagen] dare♦voorbeelden: -
15 прекратить существование
1) General subject: go into liquidation (о предприятии, фирме), liquidate (о предприятии, фирме), overdose, to be no more, abolish, cease to exist2) Obsolete: unbe3) Psychology: die away4) Sublime: be no more5) Business: go into liquidation6) Makarov: become extinct, cease to beУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > прекратить существование
-
16 erlöschen
I P.P. erlöschenII Adj.1. extinct2. Vertrag etc.: expired; Gesetz, Plan: defunct3. Blick, Gefühl etc.: dead4. Geschlecht etc.: extinct, defunct* * *das Erlöschenextinction* * *er|lọ̈|schen [ɛɐ'lœʃn] pres erli\#scht [ɛɐ'lɪʃt] pret erlo\#sch [ɛɐ'lɔʃ] ptp erlo\#schen [ɛɐ'lɔʃn]vi aux sein(Feuer) to go out; (Gefühle, Interesse) to die; (Vulkan) to become extinct; (Leben) to come to an end; (Vertrag, Anspruch etc) to expire, to lapse; (Garantie, Mandat) to expire; (Hirnfunktionen) to cease; (Geschlecht, Name) to die outein erloschener Vulkan —
mit erlöschender Stimme (liter) — in a dying voice
seine Augen waren erloschen (liter) — his eyes were lifeless
* * *((of a volcano) no longer active: That volcano was thought to be extinct until it suddenly erupted ten years ago.) extinct* * *Er·lö·schen<-s>nt kein pl JUR expiry BRIT, expiration AM; einer Firma extinction; eines Patents [patent] expiry, lapse; einer Schuld extinguishment\Erlöschen der Ansprüche expiration of claims\Erlöschen der Zollschuld extinction of customs debtbei \Erlöschen on expiry* * *2. Part. v. erlöschen* * *2. Anspruch, Gültigkeit: expire, lapse; Firma: cease to exist; Konto: be closed; Mitgliedschaft: lapse; Patent: expire, lapse; Vertrag etc: expire3. Geschlecht, Name etc: die out* * *2. Part. v. erlöschen* * *n.expiration n.expiry n. -
17 fortfallen
v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-) wegfallen* * *fọrt|fal|lenvi sep irreg aux seinto cease to exist; (= nicht mehr zutreffend sein) to cease to apply; (Zuschuss etc) to be discontinued or stopped; (= abgeschafft werden) to be abolished* * *fort|fal·lenvi irreg Hilfsverb: sein▪ etw fällt [für jdn] fort sth does not apply [to sb]* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein s. wegfallen* * ** * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein s. wegfallen -
18 འགག་
['gag]vanish, cease to exist, cease to be relevant obstruction, stoppage, place that has to be passed by all that proceed to a certain point, narrow passage -
19 אמגושא
אַמְגֹּושָׁאm. (h. מָגֹוש) magus, magian, a Persian priest and interpreter of dreams; magician, sorcerer. Targ. Y. I Ex. 7:15; 8:16.B. Beth. 58a. Yoma 35a (Ḥull.62b) פרוה א׳ Parvah is the name of a Persian magus after whom the cell in the Temple was named.Sabb.75a א׳ רב ושמואל Var. (read אַמְגּוּשְׁתָּא).Pl. אַמְגֹּושֵׁי. Snh.98a אי בטלי יהירי בטלי א׳ when (in Israel) the haughty shall cease to exist, the magians (among the Persians) shall cease. -
20 אַמְגֹּושָׁא
אַמְגֹּושָׁאm. (h. מָגֹוש) magus, magian, a Persian priest and interpreter of dreams; magician, sorcerer. Targ. Y. I Ex. 7:15; 8:16.B. Beth. 58a. Yoma 35a (Ḥull.62b) פרוה א׳ Parvah is the name of a Persian magus after whom the cell in the Temple was named.Sabb.75a א׳ רב ושמואל Var. (read אַמְגּוּשְׁתָּא).Pl. אַמְגֹּושֵׁי. Snh.98a אי בטלי יהירי בטלי א׳ when (in Israel) the haughty shall cease to exist, the magians (among the Persians) shall cease.
См. также в других словарях:
cease to exist — index decease, die, perish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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