Reprirent (en. Resumed)

/ʁə.pʁiʁ/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To take something up again, usually after an interruption.

They took up their conversation after a pause.

Ils reprirent leur conversation après une pause.

Indicates an action that is restarted or resumed.

The negotiations resumed after the failure of the talks.

Les négociations reprirent après l'échec des pourparlers.

Refers to possession or recovery of something.

She took back her book that she had lent to her friend.

Elle reprit son livre qu'elle avait prêté à son ami.

From the verb 'reprendre', formed by the prefix 're-' and the verb 'prendre'.

return to service

To return to one's usual activities, often after a break.

reprendre du service

take things back in hand

To regain control of a situation.

reprendre les choses en main

resume one's journey

To continue one's path after a stop.

reprendre sa route

take up again

Infinitive verb meaning to take again.

reprendre

taking

Present participle of take.

prenant

took

Conjugated form of the verb to take.

prendid

To casually recover something.

He took his computer back home without asking.

Il a reprit son ordi chez lui sans demander.

To take up a previously abandoned project.

They revived an old start-up idea.

Ils ont repris une vieille idée de start-up.