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resuming

[/rɪˈzuːmɪŋ/]
verb (gerund/present participle)
retomando
1. Beginning again or continuing something that was interrupted or paused
We are resuming work after the holiday break.
Estamos retomando o trabalho após o recesso de férias.
2. Taking up a position, office, or activity again
She is resuming her role as manager next week.
Ela está retomando seu cargo de gerente na próxima semana.
3. Continuing a conversation or discussion that was stopped
Let's resume the meeting after lunch.
Vamos retomar a reunião depois do almoço.
Synonyms
restartingrecommencingcontinuingrenewingpicking up
Antonyms
stoppingpausinghaltingabandoninginterrupting

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
retomando
Most common usage throughout Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
retomando
Standard usage, sometimes 'recomeçando' in informal speech
São Paulo
retomando
Predominant in business contexts
Portugal
retomando
Standard usage; 'recomeçando' also acceptable

Related Idioms & Phrases

resume where one left off
pick up where one left off
get back on track
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