1. begin again or continue after a pause or interruption: "a day later normal service was resumed"Similarrestartrecommencebegin againstart againreopentake up againrenewreinstitutereturn tocontinue withcarry on withproceed withgo on withpush on withpick up where one left offreturn tocome back totake up againreoccupyoccupy againOppositesuspendabandonleave
▪ begin speaking again after a pause or interruption: "he sipped at the glass of water and then resumed"
▪ take or put on again:"the judge resumed his seat"
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French resumer or Latin resumere, from re- ‘back’ + sumere ‘take’.
