recommence
verb/ˌriːkəˈmens/
/ˌriːkəˈmens/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they recommence | /ˌriːkəˈmens/ /ˌriːkəˈmens/ |
| he / she / it recommences | /ˌriːkəˈmensɪz/ /ˌriːkəˈmensɪz/ |
| past simple recommenced | /ˌriːkəˈmenst/ /ˌriːkəˈmenst/ |
| past participle recommenced | /ˌriːkəˈmenst/ /ˌriːkəˈmenst/ |
| -ing form recommencing | /ˌriːkəˈmensɪŋ/ /ˌriːkəˈmensɪŋ/ |
- to begin again; to start doing something again
- Work on the bridge will recommence next month.
- recommence (doing) something The two countries agreed to recommence talks the following week.
- to recommence production/manufacture/trading
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