resume, continue

resume, continue
Resume means "to go on (or take up again) after an interruption." Continue has precisely the same meaning except that no interruption is involved. A group might continue to play bridge, but would resume playing after a stop for refreshments."The rain continued for three hours, stopped for a few minutes, and then resumed." Words related to continue are persist, last, persevere, endure, and extend. Phrases synonymous with resume are "begin again" and "start once more."

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  • continue — See resume. See resume, continue …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • resume — See resume, continue …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • continue — con·tin·ue vt tin·ued, tinu·ing: to postpone (a legal proceeding) to a future day Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. continue I …   Law dictionary

  • continue — [kən tin′yo͞o] vi. continued, continuing [ME continuen < OFr continuer < L continuare, to join, make continuous < continuus, continuous < continere: see CONTAIN] 1. to remain in existence or effect; last; endure [the war continued for …   English World dictionary

  • resume — I verb advance, begin again, carry on, continue, follow, forge ahead, get a fresh start, go on, move ahead, proceed, progress, pursue, recolere, recommence, renew, repetere, return to, start afresh, start again, start forward again, take up again …   Law dictionary

  • continue — [v1] persist, carry on abide, advance, carry forward, draw out, endure, extend, forge ahead, get on with it*, go on, hang in*, keep at, keep on, keep on truckin’*, keep the ball rolling*, keep up, last, lengthen, linger, live on, loiter, maintain …   New thesaurus

  • resume — [v] begin again assume again, carry on, come back, continue, go on, go on with, keep on, keep up, occupy again, pick up, proceed, reassume, recapitulate, recommence, recoup, regain, reinstitute, reoccupy, reopen, repossess, restart, retake,… …   New thesaurus

  • resume — ► VERB 1) begin again or continue after a pause or interruption. 2) take or put on again; return to the use of. DERIVATIVES resumption noun. ORIGIN Latin resumere take back …   English terms dictionary

  • continue — ► VERB (continues, continued, continuing) 1) persist in an activity or process. 2) remain in existence, operation, or a specified state. 3) carry on with. 4) carry on travelling in the same direction. 5) recommence or resume …   English terms dictionary

  • resume talks — continue discussions after a recess …   English contemporary dictionary

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