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, summarize intransitive verb : to begin again something interrupted