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cease seeking
[/siːs ˈsiːkɪŋ/]
verb phrase
parar de procurar
1.
to stop looking for something or someone; to abandon a search
After years of investigation, the police decided to cease seeking the missing person.
Após anos de investigação, a polícia decidiu parar de procurar a pessoa desaparecida.
2.
to give up on pursuing or searching for something
He chose to cease seeking approval from his critics.
Ele escolheu parar de procurar aprovação de seus críticos.
Synonyms
stop seeking
discontinue searching
abandon search
give up looking
desist from seeking
Antonyms
continue seeking
keep searching
persist in looking
resume seeking
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
parar de procurar
most common usage
São Paulo
deixar de procurar
alternative, equally accepted
Rio de Janeiro
parar com a procura
colloquial variant
Portugal
cessar de procurar
more formal, less common in speech
Related Idioms & Phrases
call off the search
throw in the towel
give up the ghost
stop dead in one's tracks
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