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re·sume Listen to audio/rɪˈzu:m, Brit rɪˈzju:m/ verb
re·sumes; re·sumed; re·sum·ing
formal 1 : to begin again after stopping [no obj] The game resumed after the rain stopped. Negotiations have resumed. [+ obj] After the rain stopped, the teams resumed play. She sat down and resumed her work.
2 [+ obj] : to take (a seat, place, position, etc.) again : to go back to (something)
He shook his visitor's hand and resumed his seat. I resumed my place at the podium. She will be resuming her position at the company.

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