RESUMED

Resumed is the past tense and past participle of the verb resume, meaning to begin again after an interruption or pause. It can describe actions, events, or processes that continue after a break, such as work, a meeting, a broadcast, or a study session.

Etymology: The word derives from Old French reprendre, via Latin resumere, meaning “to take up again” or “to take up once more.” The sense captured by resumed centers on restarting something that had been paused.

Usage: Resumed is used to indicate that an activity or flow has continued after a delay. Examples include: The conference resumed after lunch. Work on the project resumed following the technical difficulties. The lecture resumed once the microphone issue was fixed. It is often paired with words like after, following, or once to mark the point of continuation.

Distinctions: Resumed is a verb form and should not be confused with resume as a noun, which in American English commonly refers to a CV. Some readers may encounter the accented form résumé in other contexts, but that noun is distinct from the verb and its past participle form. Resumed, by itself, does not function as a noun.

See also: Resume (verb) and résumé (noun) for related uses; the verb form emphasizes restarting after interruption, while the noun form refers to a summary of a person’s education and experience in some varieties of English.