Retomar (en. Resume)

/re.toˈmaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To resume something that had been interrupted.

We decided to resume the meeting later.

Decidimos retomar la reunión más tarde.

To address a topic or matter again.

In the next session, I will address the topic of funding again.

En la próxima sesión, retomaré el tema de la financiación.

To regain control or direction over something.

After the break, we need to resume the direction of the project.

Después de la pausa, necesitamos retomar la dirección del proyecto.

From the prefix 're-' which indicates repetition and 'tomar' which comes from the Latin 'tŏmāre'.

regain control

To regain command over a situation.

retomar el control

restart a project

To resume work or a task that had been suspended.

retomar un proyecto

resume the conversation

To discuss a previously addressed topic again.

retomar la conversación

take

To assume or receive something.

tomar

gather

To join or aggregate something again.

reunir

return

To return to a previous point.

volver

To resume something informally.

Let’s resume the party where we left off.

Vamos a retomar la fiesta donde la dejamos.

To do something again without formalities.

Tomorrow I will resume my studies in a more relaxed manner.

Mañana retomo mis estudios de una manera más relajada.