resume
verb/rɪˈzjuːm/
/rɪˈzuːm/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they resume | /rɪˈzjuːm/ /rɪˈzuːm/ |
| he / she / it resumes | /rɪˈzjuːmz/ /rɪˈzuːmz/ |
| past simple resumed | /rɪˈzjuːmd/ /rɪˈzuːmd/ |
| past participle resumed | /rɪˈzjuːmd/ /rɪˈzuːmd/ |
| -ing form resuming | /rɪˈzjuːmɪŋ/ /rɪˈzuːmɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] if you resume an activity, or if it resumes, it begins again or continues after being interrupted
- resume (something) to resume talks/negotiations
- She resumed her career after an interval of six years.
- The noise resumed, louder than before.
- There is no sign of the peace talks resuming.
- resume doing something He got back in the car and resumed driving.
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- [transitive] resume your seat/place/position to go back to the seat or place that you had before
- He resumed his seat opposite her.
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