English

Etymology
Via F. cesser, from L. cessare, frequentative of cedere, "to go away".

Verb
en-verb|ceas|ing

1. formal|intransitive To stop.

#: And with that, his twitching ceased.

1. formal|transitive To stop doing (something).

#: And with that, he ceased twitching.

Translations
trans-top|intransitive
Danish: ophøre
Finnish: loppua (1), päättyä (1), lakata (1)
French: cesser, arrêter
German: aufhören
trans-mid
Italian: cessare, arrestare, smettere, interrompere
Nahuatl: caua, cacauantoc
Russian: п�ек�а�а���� (pr'ekraš'át's'a) impf, п�ек�а�и���� (pr'ekratít's'a) pf
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trans-top|transitive
Danish: ophøre
Finnish: lopettaa (1), lakata (1)
French: cesser de + infinitive (1), s'arrêter de + infinitive (1)
Hungarian: abbahagy (1)
German: aufhören (1), einstellen (1), abbrechen (1)
Hebrew: ����� (lakhdol)
Ido: cesar
Italian: cessare (1) smettere di + infinitive
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Romanian: a întrerupe (1)
Russian: п�ек�а�а�� (pr'ekraš'át') impf, п�ек�а�и�� (pr'ekratít') pf
Spanish: dejar de (1)
Swedish: upphöra (1)
Turkish: durmak (1), durdurmak (1)
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