Used in a Sentence

ceased

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ceased.

Editorial note

Telling clients they must have IE11, Chrome, or Firefox ceased to be an issue many moons ago.

Examples15
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(formal, intransitive) To stop.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ceased gathered in one view.

verb

(formal, intransitive) To stop.

verb

(formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ceased.

verb

(formal, intransitive) To stop.

verb

(formal, transitive) To stop doing (something).

Example sentences

1

Telling clients they must have IE11, Chrome, or Firefox ceased to be an issue many moons ago.

2

After hostilities ceased, he had an opportunity to fly over and see Hiroshima with a handful of other Marines.

3

It was part of our standard contract that if the company ceased operations all clients would have received copies of the code.

4

I wouldn't say that the Ottoman Empire ceased to exist at that point but was perhaps less strong.

5

You want me to forward your mail coming to an address on my domain after we've ceased business dealings?

6

But this approach has plainly ceased to work in the case of Greece.

7

Those discussions have ceased because austerity has become the political rule in Europe (and to a lesser degree but still strong in a polarized US electorate).

8

No, the oversight seems to have ceased in 2012.

9

For most Christians (more specifically, Catholics and several other groups), the laws in the Old Testament ceased to be valid when Jesus proclaimed the way into Heaven.

10

In my opinion, if you want to insist that Java strictly follows pass-by-value, then I think it has ceased to be a relevant distinction.

11

Yeah it's so frustrating that what I consider the prime price range for mid-range but well built phones existed for awhile, but has since ceased to.

12

Maybe their civilization has even ceased to exist, and our civilizations will never ever cross paths because we missed eachother by a few minutes in geologic time.

Quote examples

1

"it has ceased to be a relevant distinction." I think this distinction ceased to be relevant in the late 70's...

2

Admittedly it's difficult, and controversial, to conclude "when Pascal ceased to be important" but I'd still find it informative, even if only subjective.

3

Here are some quotes form said book (the English title is "Defying Hitler") > A generation of young Germans had become accustomed to having the entire content of their lives delivered gratis, so to speak, by the public sphere, all the raw material for their deeper emotions…Now that these deliveries suddently ceased, people were left helpless, impoverished, robbed, and disappointed.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ceased in a sentence?

Telling clients they must have IE11, Chrome, or Firefox ceased to be an issue many moons ago.

What does ceased mean?

(formal, intransitive) To stop.

What part of speech is ceased?

ceased is commonly used as verb.