cease vs continue: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: cease or continue

How to spell cease?

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ceaseverb

put an end to a state or an activity

ceaseverb

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

ceasenoun

(`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

continueverb

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

continueverb

span an interval of distance, space or time

continueverb

continue talking

continueverb

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

continueverb

continue in a place, position, or situation

continueverb

do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop

continueverb

move ahead; travel onward in time or space

continueverb

allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

continueverb

continue after an interruption

continueverb

exist over a prolonged period of time

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