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Webster 1913 Edition
Cesser
Ces′ser
,Noun.
[From ]
Cess
, Verb.
I.
(Law)
a neglect of a tenant to perform services, or make payment, for two years.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cesser
CESSER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
cesser
cesser
French
Etymology
From Latin cessāre, present active infinitive of cessō.
Pronunciation
Verb
cesser
Related terms
Conjugation
Conjugation of cesser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | cesser | avoir cessé | |||||
| gerund | en cessant | en ayant cessé | |||||
| present participle | cessant /sɛ.sɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | cessé /sɛ.se/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | cesse /sɛs/ |
cesses /sɛs/ |
cesse /sɛs/ |
cessons /sɛ.sɔ̃/ |
cessez /sɛ.se/ |
cessent /sɛs/ |
| imperfect | cessais /sɛ.sɛ/ |
cessais /sɛ.sɛ/ |
cessait /sɛ.sɛ/ |
cessions /sɛ.sjɔ̃/ |
cessiez /sɛ.sje/ |
cessaient /sɛ.sɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | cessai /sɛ.se/ |
cessas /sɛ.sa/ |
cessa /sɛ.sa/ |
cessâmes /sɛ.sam/ |
cessâtes /sɛ.sat/ |
cessèrent /sɛ.sɛʁ/ |
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| future | cesserai /sɛ.sʁe/ |
cesseras /sɛ.sʁa/ |
cessera /sɛ.sʁa/ |
cesserons /sɛ.sʁɔ̃/ |
cesserez /sɛ.sʁe/ |
cesseront /sɛ.sʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | cesserais /sɛ.sʁɛ/ |
cesserais /sɛ.sʁɛ/ |
cesserait /sɛ.sʁɛ/ |
cesserions /sɛ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
cesseriez /sɛ.sə.ʁje/ |
cesseraient /sɛ.sʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | cesse /sɛs/ |
cesses /sɛs/ |
cesse /sɛs/ |
cessions /sɛ.sjɔ̃/ |
cessiez /sɛ.sje/ |
cessent /sɛs/ |
| imperfect1 |
cessasse /sɛ.sas/ |
cessasses /sɛ.sas/ |
cessât /sɛ.sa/ |
cessassions /sɛ.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
cessassiez /sɛ.sa.sje/ |
cessassent /sɛ.sas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | cesse /sɛs/ |
— | cessons /sɛ.sɔ̃/ |
cessez /sɛ.se/ |
— | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Middle French
Verb
cesser
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of cesser
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | cesser | avoir cessé | |||||
| gerund | en cessant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | cessant | ||||||
| past participle | cessé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | cesse | cesses | cesse | cessons | cessez | cessent |
| imperfect | cessois, cessoys | cessois, cessoys | cessoit, cessoyt | cessions, cessyons | cessiez, cessyez | cessoient, cessoyent | |
| past historic | cessa | cessas | cessa | cessasmes | cessastes | cesserent | |
| future | cesserai, cesseray | cesseras | cessera | cesserons | cesserez | cesseront | |
| conditional | cesserois, cesseroys | cesserois, cesseroys | cesseroit, cesseroyt | cesserions, cesseryons | cesseriez, cesseryez | cesseroient, cesseroyent | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | cesse | cesses | cesse | cessons | cessez | cessent |
| imperfect | cessasse | cessasses | cessast | cessassions | cessassiez | cessassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | cesse | — | cessons | cessez | — | ||
References
- (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (cesser, supplement)
Old French
Verb
cesser
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of cesser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | cesser | avoir cessé | |||||
| gerund | en cessant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | cessant | ||||||
| past participle | cessé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | ces | cesses | cesse | cessons | cessez | cessent |
| imperfect | cessoie, cesseie, cessoe, cesseve | cessoies, cesseies, cessoes, cesseves | cessoit, cesseit, cessot, cesseve | cessiiens, cessiens | cessiiez, cessiez | cessoient, cesseient, cessoent, cessevent | |
| preterite | cessai | cessas | cessa | cessames | cessastes | cesserent | |
| future | cesserai | cesseras | cessera | cesserons | cesseroiz, cessereiz, cesserez | cesseront | |
| conditional | cesseroie, cessereie | cesseroies, cessereies | cesseroit, cessereit | cesseriiens, cesseriens | cesseriiez, cesseriez | cesseroient, cessereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | ces | ces | cest | cessons | cessez | cessent |
| imperfect | cessasse | cessasses | cessast | cessissons, cessissiens | cessissoiz, cessissez, cessissiez | cessassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | cesse | — | cessons | cessez | — | ||
References
- (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (cesser, supplement)