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resume
1[ ri-zoom ]
verb (used with object)
- to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue:
to resume a journey.
- to take or occupy again:
to resume one's seat.
- to take or assume use or practice of again:
to resume her maiden name.
- to take back:
to resume the title to a property.
verb (used without object)
- to go on or continue after interruption:
The dancing is about to resume.
- to begin again.
resume
2[ rez-oo-mey, rez-oo-mey ]
noun
- a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job.
- a summing up; summary.
resume
1/ rɪˈzjuːm /
verb
- to begin again or go on with (something adjourned or interrupted)
- tr to occupy again, take back, or recover
to resume one's seat
to resume possession
- tr to assume (a title, office, etc) again
to resume the presidency
- archaic.to summarize; make a résumé of
résumé
2/ ˈrɛzjʊˌmeɪ /
noun
- a short descriptive summary, as of events
- another name for curriculum vitae
Spelling Note
Derived Forms
- reˈsumer, noun
- reˈsumable, adjective
Other Words From
- re·sum·a·ble adjective
- re·sum·er noun
- un·re·sumed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of resume1
Origin of resume2
Word History and Origins
Origin of resume1
Origin of resume2
Example Sentences
The inquest has been adjourned and is set to resume on 21 May 2025.
The tournament will resume next year with the knockout stages, plus relegation and promotion play-offs.
Earlier this month, Qatar announced that it had paused its efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire and said they would only resume “when the parties show willingness and seriousness to end the brutal war”.
“The track record of success is not whether you went to an Ivy League institution,” Gluesenkamp Perez said, but rather “what that person has done with their life, how they’ve contributed to their community, beyond building a resume that’s traditionally credentialed.”
As 2018’s “If Beale Street Could Talk,” based on the classic James Baldwin novel, and Amazon’s 2021 limited series “The Underground Railroad” have added new notches to his personal resume, Jenkins’ production company Pastel has planted a flag as a force in independent filmmaking.
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