ceased
ceased — verb
- ceasedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- ceaseds3rd person singular
- ceaseding-ing form
- ceasededpast simple
1. to make an activity, service, or process stop so that it does not continue
to make an activity, service, or process stop so that it does not continue
The factory ceased night shifts after several months of weak sales.
cease + noun phrase in formal reporting
Mira ceased taking the tablets when the rash spread across her arms.
pattern: cease + gerund
The town ceased bus service after the bridge became unsafe.
Classes ceased for the afternoon after smoke filled the science building.
- stop
the everyday choice for ending an activity or process
- discontinue
more common for products, services, or official practices
文法句型
cease + noun phrase
cease + gerund
用法筆記
Often appears in formal reports, official notices, and legal language. In everyday speech, stop is usually more natural.
2. to stop happening or existing by itself and no longer continue
to stop happening or existing by itself and no longer continue
The applause ceased when the lights came up across the hall.
event subject + cease
By midnight, the heavy rain had ceased and the streets were quiet.
The pain in Sana's shoulder ceased after two days of rest.
Fighting ceased near the border once both sides signed the agreement.
文法句型
cease + time expression
cease + adverb phrase
用法筆記
The subject is usually an event, sound, feeling, or process rather than a person. This sense describes something ending, not someone choosing to end it.
ceased — noun
1. used almost only with without to show that something keeps going all the time
used almost only with without to show that something keeps going all the time
Construction noise sounded without cease outside Valentina's window all weekend.
fixed phrase: without cease
The baby cried without cease during the long drive through the mountains.
Questions arrived without cease after Tariq posted the exam results online.
Rain fell without cease on the campsite until the river covered the path.
- nonstop
far more common in everyday speech
- continuously
more neutral and less literary
文法句型
without cease
用法筆記
This form is used almost only after without, and it sounds formal or literary. In everyday English, nonstop or without stopping is much more common.