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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pick up the threads of en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To resume something that was paused or halted.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To restart after a disaster or trauma.

Forms

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picked up the threads of Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
picked up the threads of Tense=Past lexicographic
pick the threads of alternative lexicographic
picks up the threads of Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
picking up the threads of Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic