What part of speech is surcease?

Surcease can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. surcease is a verb, present, 1st person singular of surcease (infinitive).
  • 2. surcease is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. surcease is a noun, singular of surceases.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does surcease mean?

Definitions

Verb

surcease - To come to an end; to desist.
surcease - To bring to an end.

Noun

surcease - a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

Examples of surcease

#   Sentence  
1. noun If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well / It were done quickly: if the assassination / Could trammel up the consequence, and catch / With his surcease success; that but this blow / Might be the be-all and the end-all here, / But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, / We'd jump the life to come.
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noun
If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well / It were done quickly: if the assassination / Could trammel up the consequence, and catch / With his surcease success; that but this blow / Might be the be-all and the end-all here, / But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, / We'd jump the life to come.

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