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resume

REZ-uh-may/ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/UKREZ-yuu-may/ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/
As a verbri-ZOOM

Pluralresumes

Verbresumes, resuming, resumed

6 meanings of resume

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  1. 1
    nounAustraliaCanadaPhilippinesUScountable
    A short written list of your education, work history, and skills you give to an employer when looking for a job.

    Like a short story about your work life that helps a boss decide to hire you.

    She updated her resume before applying for the new job.

    The manager read fifty resumes before choosing three people to interview.

    SimilarCV

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  2. 2
    verbtransitive
    To start something again from the point where it stopped.

    Like pressing play on a video right where you paused it.

    After lunch, they resumed the meeting.

    Please resume your work when the break is over.

    Similarcontinue, restart, recommence, reopen

    Oppositesuspend

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  3. 3
    verbintransitive
    To start again after a stop or break.

    Like a song that starts playing again after you stop it.

    The game resumed after the rain stopped.

    Talks will resume next week.

    Similarrestart, continue, recommence

    Oppositestop, pause, halt

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  4. 4
    nouncountable
    A short description that gives the main points of something longer.

    Like a quick summary that tells you what happened without all the details.

    She gave a quick resume of the book's plot.

    The report ends with a short resume of the findings.

    Similarsummary, synopsis, outline, precis, recap

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  1. 5
    verbarchaictransitive
    To give a short account of something, telling only the main points.

    Like telling a friend the short version of a long movie.

    Let me resume the argument in a few words.

    The chairman resumed the long discussion in two short sentences.

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  2. 6
    verbarchaictransitive
    To take back something that you owned or gave away before.

    Like taking back a toy you lent to a friend.

    The king decided to resume the lands he had granted.

    As to the advice you give, to resume my estate, I am determined not to litigate with my father, let what will be the consequence to myself.
    1748, [Samuel Richardson], ClarissaHere, resume means take back possession of an estate.

    Similarregain

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Origins

Meanings 2–3, 5–6

From Latin resumere, made of re- and sumere meaning 'to take', which came into English through French.

Meanings 1, 4

Borrowed from French résumé, meaning 'summarized', from Latin resumere 'to take back'.