(~s, resuming, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ an activity or if it ~s, it begins again. (FORMAL)
After the war he ~d his duties at Emmanuel College...
The search is expected to ~ early today.
VERB: V n, V
resumption
It is premature to speculate about the resumption of negotiations.
N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n
2.
If you ~ your seat or position, you return to the seat or position you were in before you moved. (FORMAL)
‘I changed my mind,’ Blanche said, resuming her seat.
VERB: V n
3.
If someone ~s, they begin speaking again after they have stopped for a short time. (WRITTEN)
‘Hey, Judith,’ he ~d, ‘tell me all about yourself.’
VERB: V with quote