Meaning & use
resumes
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Begins again or continues after a pause or interruption.
See it in a sentence
Trading resumes on the exchange at nine o'clock sharp.
The trial resumes tomorrow after a brief recess.
A note on using this word
Not to be confused with 'résumé' (a summary of a person's work history), which is spelled with accents and pronounced differently.
Words with a similar meaning
continuesrestarts
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Words with an opposite meaning
stopshalts
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