Main Entry: re·sume

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈzüm\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): re·sumed; re·sum·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French resumer, from Latin resumere, from re- + sumere to take up, take — more at consume

Date: 15th century

transitive verb 1 : to assume or take again : reoccupy <resumed his seat by the fire — Thomas Hardy>
2 : to return to or begin again after interruption <resumed her work>
3 : to take back to oneself
4 : to pick up again
5 : reiterate, summarizeintransitive verb : to begin again something interrupted