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resumeth

resumeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of resume.

Meaning of resume

Verb

resume (third-person singular simple present resumes, present participle resuming, simple past and past participle resumed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To take back possession of (something)
    • Ladies and gentlemen, please resume your seats.
    Synonyms:
    regain
  2. (archaic, transitive) To summarise.
    • He […] used to say that each separate death had taught him something new about death, and that he was going to resume this knowledge in a philosophic essay about dying.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 36
  3. (transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on.
    • We will resume this discussion tomorrow at nine.
    Antonyms:
    suspend
  4. (intransitive) To start again after an interruption or pause.
    • Normal service has resumed.

See all 6 meanings of resume

Origin of resumeth

resume + -eth

Questions about resumeth

What is resumeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Resumeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of resume.

Words near resumeth in the dictionary

  1. resumed
  2. resumer
  3. resumers
  4. resumes
  5. resumest
  6. resumeth
  7. resuming
  8. resummation
  9. resummations
  10. resummed
  11. resumming

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