RESUME

[verb] [formal] - to start again after a pauseThe wind died down for an hour but then resumed its assault. [T]Airline services will be disrupted during the expansion of the airport, but normal services will be resumed in the spring.She took a break from her work to make herself some coffee and then resumed (= began working again) a few minutes later. [I]He stopped to take a sip of water and then resumed speaking. [+ verb-ing](formal) If you resume a place or position which you have left for a period of time, you return to it.The second half of the performance will begin in two minutes, and you are kindly asked to resume your seats.He resumed his advisory role for the presidential elections, but never returned to full-time government service.