resume
verb (used with object)
to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue.
resumed
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past participleof resume.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof resume.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
resumeverb (used with object)to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue.
Example Sentences
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For Root, this completes a successful return to the captaincy he resumed when Ben Stokes retired in June, while England end one of their most turbulent summers in history in a positive fashion.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
She knew kids risked being sent home when classes resumed in late August — a scenario that would disrupt not just their learning but create a logistical nightmare for working families.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Last year Hindus from India restarted a suspended pilgrimage to a sacred lake in Tibet, and India resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese nationals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
U.S. stocks were broadly lower on Tuesday as trading resumed following the Labor Day holiday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
I resumed twisting the cord around my finger.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
