Is there a word for re-engaging in a habit one used to have?
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00:00 Is There A Word For Re-Engaging In A Habit One Used To Have?
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"resume a habit, a hobby, etc"
- resume - (verb) - take up again after interruption.
"Soon after the holidays, the children were back in school, and I resumed my hobby of sewing."
"In England, about one-third of primiparous women resumed intercourse by 6 weeks."
- "The Christian" was first published in November 19025 and discontinued in 1928. The magazine resumed publication in July 1934."
- "About noon we resumed our journey, and soon after five P. M. we reached Kaau."
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If it is an undesirable hobby, such as excess consumption of alcoholic beverages, "backsliding" is sometimes used. Somewhat more common is the phrase "fell off the wagon".
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"I used to play piano daily a long time ago and plan to take it up again soon."
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One takes up a hobby. "I took up snorkeling when visiting the reef."
to start doing something regularly as a habit, job, or interest
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Revert to type
revert to type Popularity: Bottom 10% of words Definition of revert to type chiefly British : to go back to doing what one usually does
Also if the old habit was considered a bad one the term relapse is appropriate.
In the case of renewing interest in something that used to be a passion,like playing piano, one might say: "He plans to rekindle his passion of piano playing."
Or as often is expressed by musicians who have taken a hiatus from their instrument: "I plan to pick up ( instrument name) again."