resume

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Usage notes 1.2.1.2 Related terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Alternative spellings 1.3.2 Noun 1.3.2.1 Translations 1.3.2.2 Usage notes 1.3.2.3 Dictionary notes 2 Danish 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Synonyms 2.3.2 Inflection 3 Italian 3.1 Verb 4 Spanish 4.1 Verb

[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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  Rhymes: -uːm

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin resumere (re- + sumere)

[edit] Verb

to resume (third-person singular simple present resumes, present participle resuming, simple past and past participle resumed)

1. To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on.

   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] Related terms

• resumption

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[edit] Etymology 2

From French résumé

[edit] Alternative spellings

• résumé, resumé

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

resume (plural resumes)

1. (US) A summary of education and employment experience.

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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] Dictionary notes

• See résumé#Dictionary notes

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Alternative spellings

• resumé

[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)

1. summary (a condensed presentation)

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• sammenfatning c.
• sammendrag n.

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[edit] Verb

resume

1. Third-person singular present tense of resumere.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Verb

resume (infinitive: resumir)

1. informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of resumir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of resumir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of resumir.