noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ʌmpʃən
CMU ARPABET:R IH0 Z AH1 M P SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R IY0 Z AH1 M P SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 3:R IH0 Z AH1 M SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 4:R IY0 Z AH1 M SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of resuming or starting something again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Eminent domain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
beginning again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: recommencement
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beginning, start, commencement
History
Etymology
From re- + Latin sūmptus + -ion, from past participle of sūmō (“to take”).
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
възобновяване
(vǎzobnovjavane)
— act of resuming something again
Bulgarian:
продължаване
(prodǎlžavane)
— act of resuming something again
Catalan:
represa
— act of resuming something again
Chinese Mandarin:
繼續 /继续
(jìxù)
— act of resuming something again
Finnish:
jatko
— act of resuming something again
Finnish:
jatkaminen
— act of resuming something again
Finnish:
jatkuminen
— act of resuming something again
German:
Wiederaufnahme
— act of resuming something again
Macedonian:
о́бнова
(óbnova)
— act of resuming something again
Macedonian:
обнову́вање
(obnovúvanje)
— act of resuming something again
Macedonian:
возобнову́вање
(vozobnovúvanje)
— act of resuming something again
Macedonian:
продолжу́вање
(prodolžúvanje)
— act of resuming something again
Manx:
aahoshiaghey
— act of resuming something again
Polish:
reasumpcja
— act of resuming something again
Russian:
возобновле́ние
(vozobnovlénije)
— act of resuming something again
Turkish:
kaldığı yerden devam etme
— act of resuming something again
Turkish:
yeniden başlama
— act of resuming something again
