Engelsk ordbog



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Engelsk navneord: cease

1. cease (om tid) (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end


Mindre specifikke termerend, ending


Engelsk udsagnsord: cease

1. cease (om tilstand) put an end to a state or an activity


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningQuit teasing your little brother.


Eksempler på anvendelseThey cease moving


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something.
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE.
Somebody ----s VERB-ing


Mere specifikke termerbreak, call it a day, call it quits, cheese, close off, drop, knock off, leave off, pull the plug, retire, shut off, sign off, withdraw


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on

2. cease (om tilstand) have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed.
Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other.
My property ends by the bushes.
The symphony ends in a pianissimo.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)end, finish, stop, terminate


AnvendelsesmønsterSomething ----s.
Something is ----ing PP


Mere specifikke termeradjourn, break, break up, climax, close, come out, conclude, culminate, cut out, disappear, disappear, discontinue, go, go away, go out, lapse, pass away, recess, run low, run out, run short, turn out, vanish, vanish


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)begin, start









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