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leave off vs cease

cease vs leave off

leave off is not a noun while cease is a noun.

leave off and cease both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leave off No No Yes No
cease Yes No Yes No
As verbs, cease is a hypernym of leave off; that is, cease is a word with a broader meaning than leave off:
  • leave off: cease to use
  • cease: put an end to a state or an activity
Other hypernyms of leave off include discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop.
leave off (noun) cease (noun)
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
leave off (verb) cease (verb)
cease to use put an end to a state or an activity
prevent from being included or considered or accepted have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
come to an end, stop or cease
Difference between leave off and cease

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