Spanish word

reanudar

Pronunciation

IPA/reanuˈðaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbresume

Example

Vamos a reanudar la reunión después del descanso.

Let's resume the meeting after the break.

Illustration for reanudar (resume)

More examples

Ella decidió reanudar las actividades del club este mes.

She decided to resume the club's activities this month.

Core concept

Person picking up a stopped task list.

Common phrases

  • reanudar la conversación

    resume the conversation

Similar words

retomar: Picks up an interrupted task or discussion and continues from where it left off.
volver: Does something again after having ceased it previously.
continuar: Keeps an action or condition going continuously without pausing.
reiniciar: Reboots electronic equipment by shutting it down and starting it up again.

Definition in Spanish

Retomar una actividad interrumpida, continuando la misma tarea o proceso tras una pausa.

Word origin

Reanudar comes from prefix re- 'again' plus anudar 'to tie' (from Latin nodus 'knot'), originally 'tie again' and later used metaphorically to mean take up an interrupted activity.

Usage tips

  • Used transitively with the thing resumed (reanudar las negociaciones, reanudar el partido) and often confused with resumir, which means 'to summarize'.

Opposites

Related words

  • reanudaciónresumptionnoun

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