[ˈkɛs.soː], [ˈt͡ʃɛs.so]
OrigoFrom cēdō (“to withdraw”) + -tō.
- conjugation-1, intransitiveto stop, desist, halt, cease
“Nōn cessēs, fīlī, audīre doctrīnam, nec ignōrēs sermōnēs scientiae.
Cease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge.
(Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 ”
- conjugation-1, intransitiveto be lacking or wanting
“audacia cessare: lacking audacity”
- conjugation-1, intransitiveto delay, hold back, tarry
- conjugation-1, intransitiveto rest, be still, inactive
- conjugation-1, intransitiveto be left alone, be at rest, do nothing, stand idle, lie fallow, dormant
“Saepe bona māteria cessat sine artifice: temptā et experīre.” — Often good material lies dormant without an artist: try it and find out.
(Seneca uses the metaphor of an artist and his material to refer to someone cultivating a friendship; in the context of letter
- conjugation-1, intransitiveto be free of
Formaecessō(canonical) · cessāre(infinitive, present) · cessāvī(active, perfect) · cessātum(supine) · cessō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · cessās(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · cessat(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · cessāmus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · cessātis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · cessant(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · cessābam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · cessābās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · cessābat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · cessābāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · cessābātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · cessābant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · cessābō(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · cessābis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · cessābit(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · cessābimus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)