cessare
B2#4,562Hear it
verb
- to stop, to finish, to cease
- to abate, to die down, to subside
- to stop doing, to cease doing [with da (+ object or infinitive); or with di (+ infinitive)]
- to shut down, to foldof a company
- to die, to pass away
Forms
Present
| I | cesso |
|---|---|
| you | cessi |
| he, she, it | cessa |
| we | cessiamo |
| you (plural) | cessate |
| they | cessano |
Imperfect
| I | cessavo |
|---|---|
| you | cessavi |
| he, she, it | cessava |
| we | cessavamo |
| you (plural) | cessavate |
| they | cessavano |
Past historic
| I | cessai |
|---|---|
| you | cessasti |
| he, she, it | cessò |
| we | cessammo |
| you (plural) | cessaste |
| they | cessarono |
Future
| I | cesserò |
|---|---|
| you | cesserai |
| he, she, it | cesserà |
| we | cesseremo |
| you (plural) | cesserete |
| they | cesseranno |
Conditional
| I | cesserei |
|---|---|
| you | cesseresti |
| he, she, it | cesserebbe |
| we | cesseremmo |
| you (plural) | cessereste |
| they | cesserebbero |
Subjunctive
| I | cessi |
|---|---|
| you | cessi |
| he, she, it | cessi |
| we | cessiamo |
| you (plural) | cessiate |
| they | cessino |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | cessassi |
|---|---|
| you | cessassi |
| he, she, it | cessasse |
| we | cessassimo |
| you (plural) | cessaste |
| they | cessassero |
Imperative
| you | cessa |
|---|---|
| he, she, it | cessi |
| we | cessiamo |
| you (plural) | cessate |
| they | cessino |
Other forms
| infinitive | cessare |
|---|
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Alle undici la musica deve cessare.At eleven the music has to stop.B2Di nuovo, per favore (14) — Again, please (14) (B2)
- Alle undici la musica deve cessare, per i vicini.At eleven the music has to stop, for the neighbours.B2Di nuovo, per favore (2) — Again, please (2) (B2)
- Alle otto il rumore della piazza deve cessare per un minuto.At eight the noise in the square must stop for a minute.B2Di nuovo, per favore (26) — Again, please (26) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- calmarsito calm, calm down; to relieve, lessen, ease, soothe
- fermareto stop, arrest; to hold
- finireto finish; to end up (doing something) [with per (+ infinitive); or with con, along with il or lo or l' (+ infinitive)]
- smettereto stop or cease
- terminareto end, to finish, to terminate, kill; to end, to come to an end, to finish