🇬🇧 Resume meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To resume means to begin something again after you stopped for a while. You might pause an activity to rest, eat, or do something else, and then you resume it when you continue from where you left off, instead of starting over from the beginning.

I paused my chores to take a "tiny break" and never resumed until my parents used my full name.

After the fire drill, we resumed class, and the teacher pretended we hadn’t just screamed in the hallway.

I tried to resume my running, but my legs said, "Nope, we’ve moved on as a species."

When the power came back on, Dad resumed dancing, and the lights immediately regretted it.

The baby paused crying to take a breath, then resumed at an even higher volume setting.

Rain forced the painter to stop. She set the brush down and waited. When the sun came she resumed painting. A child called; she paused, then resumed painting, then paused as a bird landed on the stand. She resumed watching, smiled, resumed the color mix, then resumed her final stroke. The painting shone; she laughed.

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This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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