resume
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: rĭzjo͞om', IPA: /rɪˈzjuːm/, SAMPA: /rI"zju:m/
- (US) enPR: rĭz(j)o͞om', IPA: /rɪˈz(j)um/, SAMPA: /rI"z(j)um/
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Audio (US), verb (file) - (Australia) enPR: rəzjo͞om', IPA: /rəˈzjuːm/, SAMPA: /r@"zju:m/
- Rhymes: -uːm
[edit] Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman resumer, Middle French resumer, from Latin resumere, from re- + sumere (“to take”).
[edit] Verb
resume (third-person singular simple present resumes, present participle resuming, simple past and past participle resumed)
- (now rare) To take back possession of (something). [from 15th c.]
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 8:
- For after that initiation it was impossible to attach any profound importance to the notion of dying. All individual deaths had been resumed by the death of God!
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 8:
- (now rare) To summarise. [from 15th c.]
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 36:
- He [...] used to say that each separate death had taught him something new about death, and that he was going to resume this knowledge in a philosophic essay about dying.
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 36:
- To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. [from 15th c.]
- We will resume this discussion tomorrow at nine.
[edit] Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
[edit] Antonyms
- (to start (something) again): suspend
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
start something again that has been stopped or paused
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[edit] Etymology 2
From French résumé
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Noun
Wikipedia resume (plural resumes)
- (US) A summary of education and employment experience.
[edit] Translations
see curriculum vitae
[edit] Usage notes
- The spellings résumé and, to a lesser extent, resumé are preferred by dictionaries, while the spelling resume is more likely to be found on the web. See also résumé#Usage notes.
[edit] Danish
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
From French résumé, past participle of résumer (“summarize”), from Latin resumere (“to take back”).
[edit] Noun
resume n. (singular definite resumeet, plural indefinite resumeer)
- summary (a condensed presentation)
[edit] Synonyms
- sammenfatning c.
- sammendrag n.
[edit] Inflection
Inflection of resume
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | resume | resumeet | resumeer | resumeerne |
| genitive | resumes | resumeets | resumeers | resumeernes |
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
resume
- third-person singular present indicative of resumere
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
resūme
- second-person singular present active imperative of resūmō
[edit] Portuguese
[edit] Verb
resume (infinitive: resumir)
- Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of verb resumir.
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of verb resumir.
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
resume (infinitive resumir)
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