Retomou

Retomou is a Portuguese verb form: it is the third-person singular preterite indicative of the verb retomar, meaning to resume, to take up again, or to continue after an interruption. It is commonly used in narration, reporting, and everyday speech to indicate that someone has restarted an activity or process.

Etymology and usage notes: Retomar combines the prefix re- (again, back) with tomar (to take). The form retomou signals that the subject (he, she, or it) resumed a previous action. It can appear in various contexts, including conversations, news reports, sports, and administrative or political language.

Examples: Ele retomou o assunto após a pausa. (He resumed the topic after the break.) A equipe retomou as negociações nesta semana. (The team resumed negotiations this week.) Ela retomou os estudos depois das férias. (She resumed studies after the holidays.) O projeto foi retomado pelo novo governo. (The project was resumed by the new government.)

Conjugation and related forms: Retomou is the singular third-person past tense form. The full preterite conjugation of retomar is: eu retomei, tu retomaste, ele retomou, nós retomamos, vós retomastes, eles retomaram. Related nouns include retomada (resumption) and the adjective retomado (resumed, recovered). Retomou should not be confused with retornar, which means to return.