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resume

/ɹɪˈzjuːm/noun, verb2 syllables

Resume means: give a summary (of).

Synonyms for resume12

noun, as in short descriptive summary (of events)

sketch, survey

noun, as in a summary of your academic and work history

curriculum vitae, CV

verb, as in give a summary (of)

sum up, summarize, summarise, sum

verb, as in take up or begin anew

restart, re-start

verb, as in return to a previous location or condition

take up

also used for resume

précis

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What does resume mean?6

verb

1

give a summary (of)“he summed up his results”

2

take up or begin anew“We resumed the negotiations”

3

return to a previous location or condition“The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it”

4

assume anew“resume a title”

noun

1

short descriptive summary (of events)

2

a summary of your academic and work history

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with resume?18

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Resume in a sentence

  • He has recovered his health, so he is now able to resume his studies.CK
  • Classes resume as soon as the talk ends, so don't stick around.marcelostockle
  • After this interruption, they didn't resume their conversation.sundown
  • When the excitement died down, the discussion resumed.CK
  • After a ten-minute break, we resumed our rehearsal.CK
  • After her maternity leave, she resumed her old job.unknown
  • Since the rain stopped, they resumed the game.CK
  • After a brief break, he resumed his work.VirtuOZ

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of resume

as a noun

plural
resumes

as a verb

past tense
resumed
present participle
resuming
third-person singular
resumes
past participle
resumed