How to pronounce “cease”
Say “cease” in one beat
cease
/sis/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /siːs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ceasesis
- IPA (American)
- /sis/
- IPA (British)
- /siːs/
- Respelling
- SEES
- Syllables
- 1 — cease
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /sis/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/sis/
/siːs/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “cease” means
- noun
(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- verb
put an end to a state or an activity
“Quit teasing your little brother”
- verb
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
“the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed”
Say it in a sentence
“The drilling should cease at six o'clock every evening.”“cease”, answered
How do you pronounce “cease”?
“cease” is pronounced /sis/ (SEES) in American English and /siːs/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /sis/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “cease” have?
One, despite the 3 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /sis/ — a single beat.
Is “cease” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /sis/ (SEES); British English says /siːs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “cease” mean?
As a noun: (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end For example: “The drilling should cease at six o'clock every evening.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “cease”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /sis/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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