Engelsk substantiv: cease | |||
1. | cease (om tid) (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | end, ending | ||
Engelsk verb: cease | |||
1. | cease (om tilstand) put an end to a state or an activity | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Quit teasing your little brother. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They cease moving | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | break, call it a day, call it quits, cheese, close off, drop, knock off, leave off, pull the plug, retire, shut off, sign off, withdraw | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt 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 betydning | The 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | end, finish, stop, terminate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | adjourn, 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 | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | begin, start | ||