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Resume

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Noun

1. resume, sketch, survey

short descriptive summary (of events)

2. curriculum vitae, cv, resume

a summary of your academic and work history

Verb

3. re-start, restart, resume

take up or begin anew

Example Sentences:
'We resumed the negotiations'

4. resume, take up

return to a previous location or condition

Example Sentences:
'The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it'

5. resume

assume anew

Example Sentences:
'resume a title'
'resume an office'
'resume one's duties'

6. resume, sum up, summarise, summarize

give a summary (of)

Example Sentences:
'he summed up his results'
'I will now summarize'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Resume

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verb
1. 
to begin again or go on with (something adjourned or interrupted)
2. (transitive)
to occupy again, take back, or recover
to resume one's seat
to resume possession
3. (transitive)
to assume (a title, office, etc) again
to resume the presidency
4. archaic
to summarize; make a résumé of
noun
1. 
a short descriptive summary, as of events
2. US and Canadian another name for curriculum vitae

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Resume

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verb transitiveWord forms: reˈsumed or reˈsuming
1. 
a. 
to take, get, or occupy again
to resume one's seat
b. 
to take back or take on again
to resume a former name
2. 
to begin again or go on with again after interruption
to resume a conversation
3. 
to summarize or make a résumé of
verb intransitive
4. 
to begin again or go on again after interruption
noun
1. 
a summing up; summary
2.  US
a statement of a job applicant's previous employment experience, education, etc.
: also written resume, resumé

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Resume

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n.
1. A brief account of one's professional or work experience and qualifications, often submitted with an employment application.
2. A summary: a résumé of the facts of the case.
v. re·sumed, re·sum·ing, re·sumes
v.tr.
1. To begin or take up again after interruption: resumed our dinner.
2. To assume, take, or occupy again: The dog resumed its post by the door.
3. To take on or take back again: resumed my original name.
v.intr.
To begin again or continue after interruption.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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