# ceased

Pronunciation: say "SEEST" /siːst/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of cease. — simple past and past participle of cease
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of cease. Use this form for something that stopped at an earlier time.
   - _Production ceased the moment the contract expired._
   - _The fighting had ceased by the time reinforcements arrived._

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