resume en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈzum/ yod-dropping
- /ɹɪˈzjuːm/ non-yod-coalescence
- rĭzyo͞om' non-yod-coalescence
- (UK) audio
- /ɹəˈʒum/ yod-coalescence
- /ɹɪˈzjʉːm/ (Australia)
- /ɹəˈzum/ yod-dropping
- audio Queensland
- (California) audio
- /ɹɪˈʒum/ yod-coalescence
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman resumer, Middle French resumer, from Latin resumere, from re- + sumere (“to take”).
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To take back possession of (something)
For after that initiation it was impossible to attach any profound importance to the notion of dying. All individual deaths had been resumed by the death of God!
1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 8:As to the advice you give, to resume my estate, I am determined not to litigate with my father, let what will be the consequence to myself.
1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXVIII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC:By resumption The Government, most likely the State Government, can resume property for the purposes of building a road or a school or some other purpose.
2005, Geoff Moore, Essential Real Property, Cavendish Publishing, →ISBN, page 116:Ladies and gentlemen, please resume your seats.
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(archaic, transitive) To summarise.
He […] used to say that each separate death had taught him something new about death, and that he was going to resume this knowledge in a philosophic essay about dying.
1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 36:
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(transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on.
We will resume this discussion tomorrow at nine.
No man wiſhed more for the high establiſhment of the Royal Family than he did ; but he thought the Prince would do himſelf more honour by giving up the trappings of royalty at this moment, than by reſuming them.
1803, William Woodfall et al., The Parliamentary Register; or an Impartial Report of the Debates that have occurred in the Two Houses of Parliament, volume 2, page 167:
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(intransitive) To start again after an interruption or pause.
1991, The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America, 43 CFR 5451.4, Office of the Federal Register, page 68. Before operations resume, a reduced bond shall be increased to the amount of a full
Normal service has resumed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| resuming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| resumes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| resumed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| resumed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (79)
ru возобновля́ть ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · de neu starten ((intransitive) start again after interruption or pause) · es resumir (to summarize) · ca reprendre ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · es retomar ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · cmn 重新開始 /重新开始 ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · bg възстановя ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · bg продължавам ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · de fortsetzen (to take back possession of something) · id melanjutkan ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · it riprendere ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · eo daŭrigi ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · bg възстановя се ((intransitive) start again after interruption or pause) · nl hervatten ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · fr recommencer ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · bg продължа ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · es reanudar ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · bg възобновя ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · de sich etwas zurückholen (to take back possession of something) · lv atsākt ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · it ricominciare ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · km ចាប់បន្ដ ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · de fortsetzen ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · pl wznawiać ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · it portare avanti ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · ka განგრძობა ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · sv återuppta ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · de zusammenfassen (to summarize) · cmn 恢復 /恢复 ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · hy շարունակել ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · he המשיך ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · fr reprendre ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · ar اِسْتَأْنَفَ ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · bg обобщя (to summarize) · lo ສີບຕໍ່ ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · ru продо́лжить ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · bg възстановявам се ((intransitive) start again after interruption or pause) · bg заемам (to take back possession of something) · sh nastaviti ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · ka აღდგენა ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · fi ottaa takaisin (to take back possession of something) · fi jatkaa ((intransitive) start again after interruption or pause) · ca continuar ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · sv fortsätta ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · es continuar ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · ka განახლება ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · ka გაგრძელება ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · hu folytat ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · bg възобновявам ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · es reanudarse ((intransitive) start again after interruption or pause) · hy վերսկսել ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · pt retomar ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · eo rekomenci ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · bg възстановявам ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · de zurückkehren ((intransitive) start again after interruption or pause) · ja 再開する ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · de erneut beginnen ((intransitive) start again after interruption or pause) · fi tiivistää (to summarize) · bg обобщавам (to summarize) · ru продолжа́ть ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · he התחיל מחדש ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · fi aloittaa uudelleen ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · fi jatkaa ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · fr continuer ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · es proseguir ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · bg заема (to take back possession of something) · pl wznowić ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · la repetō ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · it continuare ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · ru возобнови́ть ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · nl voortzetten ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · mi tīmata anō ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · de wiederaufnehmen ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · vi tiếp tục lại ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · el ξαναρχίζω ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused) · de neu beginnen ((intransitive) start again after interruption or pause) · es continuarse ((intransitive) start again after interruption or pause) · de neustarten ((intransitive) start again after interruption or pause) · pt continuar ((transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused)