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Resume   /rɪzˈum/  /rizˈum/  /rˈɛzəmˌeɪ/   Listen
Resume

verb
(past & past part. resumed;pres. part. resuming)
1.
Take up or begin anew.  Synonyms: re-start, restart.
2.
Return to a previous location or condition.  Synonym: take up.
3.
Assume anew.  "Resume an office" , "Resume one's duties"
4.
Give a summary (of).  Synonyms: sum up, summarise, summarize.  "I will now summarize"
noun
1.
Short descriptive summary (of events).  Synonyms: sketch, survey.
2.
A summary of your academic and work history.  Synonyms: curriculum vitae, CV.






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"Resume" Quotes from Famous Books



... piece of work successfully completed, Sindri flung some more gold on the fire and bade his brother resume blowing, while he again went out to secure magic assistance. This time Loki, still disguised as a gadfly, stung the dwarf on his cheek; but in spite of the pain Brock worked on, and when Sindri returned, he triumphantly drew out of the flames the magic ...
— Myths of the Norsemen - From the Eddas and Sagas • H. A. Guerber

... resume of Dayanand's argument, and to him the Sanskritists must apply for further particulars, which they will certainly find in his Rigvedadi ...
— From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan • Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky

... a pause here, and Dr. Sevier looked around at the book which lay at his elbow. But the visitor did not resume, and the Doctor ...
— Dr. Sevier • George W. Cable

... yokels of this spot and its neighbouring villages want to resume their bi-weekly choral society meetings but cannot reach the rendezvous until 8.45 P.M., which leaves them just a quarter-of-an-hour to have their practice and to take cover for the night. "Would the high-well-born be ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Apr 2, 1919 • Various

... trouble you have taken!" Ping Erh eagerly rejoined. Then pressing her to resume her place, she sat down herself; and, urging Mrs. Chang and Mrs. Chou to take their seats, she bade a young waiting-maid go ...
— Hung Lou Meng, Book II • Cao Xueqin


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