What does "resume" mean?
Resume: To take back. The sun, like this, from which our sight we have, Gazed on too long, resumes the light he gave. Denham. Perhaps God will resume the blessing he has bestowed ere he attains the age of manhood. Sir W. Scott.
Additional senses
- 2.To enter upon, or take up again. Reason resumed her place, and Passion fled. Dryden.
- 3.To begin again; to recommence, as something which has been interrupted; as, to resume an argument or discourse.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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