French word

reprendre

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəpʁɑ̃dʁ/

Meaning

  • verbresume

Example

Nous allons reprendre la réunion après la pause.

We will resume the meeting after the break.

Illustration for reprendre (resume)

More examples

Après le goûter, je vais reprendre mon dessin.

After my snack, I'll continue working on my drawing.

Il va reprendre le travail demain.

He will resume work tomorrow.

Core concept

A paused activity is picked up again at the point where it stopped.

Common phrases

  • reprendre le travail

    resume work

  • reprendre la lecture

    resume reading

  • reprendre contact

    re-establish contact

Similar words

recommencer: Starting something again from the beginning.
redémarrer: Starting a stopped machine, process, or flow again.
relancer: Giving fresh momentum to a stalled discussion or plan.

Definition in French

Recommencer une action ou une activité qui avait été interrompue.

Word origin

Reprendre combines re- meaning 'again' with prendre, from Latin prehendere 'to seize or take', so its restart sense developed from 'take again'.

Usage tips

  • For a meeting or activity, reprendre takes a direct object without a preposition, as in reprendre la réunion.

Other meanings

  • take backverb
  • have another helpingverb
  • reprimandverb

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