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   re·sume

   /rəˈzo͞om/

   verb

   • 1. begin to do or pursue (something) again after a pause or interruption: "a day later normal service was resumed" Similar restartrecommencebegin againstart againreopentake up againrenewreinstitutereturn tocontinue withcarry on withproceed withgo on withpush on withpick up where one left offreturn tocome back totake up againreoccupyoccupy againOpposite suspendabandonleave
   • ▪ begin speaking again after a pause or interruption: "he sipped at the glass of water on the lectern and then resumed"
   • ▪ take, pick up, or put on again; return to the use of: "the judge resumed his seat"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French resumer or Latin resumere, from re- ‘back’ + sumere ‘take’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. resumable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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