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# resumption

noun (resumption — usually singular)

«resumption» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Starting something again after it has stopped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resumption/#m1)
2. The return of something that had paused: the resumption of lessons, of talks, of play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resumption/#m2)

### In the lessons

In news and formal notices, "resumption" is used for restarting things: "the resumption of train services", "the resumption of peace talks". In sport, it is the restart after a break. Everyday words are "restart" or "start again". Phrases: the resumption of play, resumption of talks, resumption of school.

### Examples

- After the rain, there was a quick resumption of play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resumption/#x1)
- Everyone was happy about the resumption of school after lockdown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resumption/#x2)
- The resumption of train services was delayed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resumption/#x3)
- Leaders agreed to the resumption of peace talks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resumption/#x4)
- We waited for the resumption of the film after the advert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resumption/#x5)
- The resumption of power came after three hours in the dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resumption/#x6)

### Note

Formal noun from the verb "resume" (start again). Spelling: resumption has a "p" though resume does not. Do not confuse with "résumé" (a CV in the US) or "assumption" (something you think is true).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «resumption» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resumption/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«resumption» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/resumption.html) on Mova free.