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verb (used with object)
1.
to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue: to resume a journey.
2.
to take or occupy again: to resume one's seat.
3.
to take or assume use or practice of again: to resume her maiden name.
4.
to take back: to resume the title to a property.
verb (used without object)
5.
to go on or continue after interruption: The dancing is about to resume.
6.
to begin again.
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ʊˌmeɪ, ˌrɛz noun
noun
1.
a summing up; summary.
2.
a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job.
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resume (rɪˈzjuːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to begin again or go on with (something adjourned or interrupted) |
| 2. | (tr) to occupy again, take back, or recover: to resume one's seat; to resume possession |
| 3. | (tr) to assume (a title, office, etc) again: to resume the presidency |
| 4. | archaic to summarize; make a résumé of |
| [C15: from Latin resūmere to take up again, from | |
| re'sumable | |
| —adj | |
| re'sumer | |
| —n | |
| résumé (ˈrɛzjʊˌmeɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a short descriptive summary, as of events |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) another name for curriculum vitae |
| [C19: from French, from résumer to | |
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Word Origin & History
resume
1404, from L. resumere "take again, assume again," from re- "again" + sumere "take up" (cf. assume). Resumption (1449) is from L. resumptionem, noun of action from resumere.
resume
1804, "a summary," from Fr. résumé, noun use of pp. of M.Fr. resumer "to sum up," from L. resumere (see resume (v.)). Meaning "biographical summary of a person's career" is 1940s.
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Example sentences
The uranium pellets, now in close proximity, could begin exchanging neutrons and resume their heat-producing nuclear reactions.
Bill's one of those folks with a resume that challenges credibility.
On paper, he had that resume that translates to a presidential campaign.
It was an hour before the submarine was able to resume the chase.
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