have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased
If you cease something, you stop it happening or working. The Tundra Times, a weekly newspaper in Alaska, ceased publication this week. = stop. without cease without stopping
If you cease to do something, you stop doing it. He never ceases to amaze me A small number of firms have ceased trading
If something ceases, it stops happening or existing. At one o'clock the rain had ceased. = halt