cease
verb20 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.0
to stop right away
to stop after a long time
soon cease8.5
to stop in a short time from now
to stop entirely
almost cease8.0
to nearly stop
to stop quickly and without warning
to stop at some later time
to stop in every respect
to stop slowly over a period of time
to stop completely
to stop in effect or for all practical purposes
to stop for the most part
to stop in a way that produces the intended result
to stop in a sudden and unexpected way
to almost stop
to stop for a very short time
long cease6.0
indicates that something stopped happening a long time ago
indicates that something stopped happening a long time ago
to stop immediately, without delay
cease with6.0
indicates the cause or concurrent event of stopping