Synonyms: end, quit, stop, leave off
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /siːs/ |
| Hyphenation | cease |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑕𐑰𐑟 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) cease | (I) ceased |
| (thou) ceasest | (thou) ceasedst |
| (he) ceases, ceaseth | (he) ceased |
| (we) cease | (we) ceased |
| (you) cease | (you) ceased |
| (they) cease | (they) ceased |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) cease | (I) ceased |
| (thou) cease | (thou) ceased |
| (he) cease | (he) ceased |
| (we) cease | (we) ceased |
| (you) cease | (you) ceased |
| (they) cease | (they) ceased |
| Imperative mood | |
| cease | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| ceasing | ceased |
| Afrikaans | ophou |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cessar |
| Czech | přestat; přestávat; ustat |
| Danish | ophøre |
| Dutch | aflaten; ophouden |
| English (Old English) | ablinnan |
| Esperanto | ĉesi |
| Faeroese | halda uppat |
| Finnish | lakata |
| French | cesser |
| German | aufhören |
| Hungarian | megszűnik |
| Italian | cessare |
| Low German | stoppen |
| Polish | przestać |
| Portuguese | cessar |
| Romanian | înceta; se opri; stopa |
| Saterland Frisian | apheere |
| Spanish | cesar |
| Sranan | kaba |
| Thai | หยุด |
| West Frisian | ôfbrekke |