Meanings
plural resumptions
- countableuncountableThe act of resuming or starting something again.
But Murphy remains upbeat about the longer-term prospect of recovery and a resumption of the record growth in passenger volumes experienced in the UK in the two decades following privatisation.
2022 August 24, Steve Murphy tells Paul Stephen, “Rail + property: a winning combination”, in RAIL, number 964, page 481 more example
And that supremacy was confirmed six minutes after the resumption with their second goal. Dzeko was again involved, slipping a neat pass through to the foraging Toure, who poked a right-foot finish past Butt.
2011 December 7, Phil McNulty, “Man City 2 - 0 Bayern Munich”, in BBC SportSynonyms: restart
- AustraliacountableuncountableEminent domain.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of resuming or starting something again.
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Translations
Bulgarian възобновяване, продължаване
- възобновяване (văzobnovjavane)act of resuming something again
- продължаване (prodălžavane)act of resuming something again
Catalan represa
- represaact of resuming something again
Chinese Mandarin 繼續 /继续
- 繼續 /继续 (jìxù)act of resuming something again
Finnish jatko, jatkaminen
- jatkoact of resuming something again
- jatkaminenact of resuming something again
- jatkuminenact of resuming something again
German Wiederaufnahme
- Wiederaufnahmeact of resuming something again
Polish reasumpcja
- reasumpcjaact of resuming something again
Russian возобновле́ние
- возобновле́ние (vozobnovlénije)act of resuming something again
Turkish kaldığı yerden devam etme, yeniden başlama
- kaldığı yerden devam etmeact of resuming something again
- yeniden başlamaact of resuming something again
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
resumption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resumption
“resumption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resumption. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resumption,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resumption.
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