resume
to begin again or take up again
Roots
- re-: back, again, or backward motion
- sume / sumpt: take, take up, or use up
Other words with the sume / sumpt root
- assume: to take as true or take on
- consume: to use up or eat
- presume: to suppose or take for granted
- presumptuous: too bold, forward, or taking too much for granted
- subsume: to include within a larger category
Resume means take up again after a pause.
After the break she resumed studying with a clearer plan.