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/rɪzˈum/ /rizˈum/ /rˈɛzəmˌeɪ/ Listen

verb

Resume v. t. (past & past part. resumed;pres. part. resuming)

To take back. "The sun, like this, from which our sight we have, Gazed on too long, resumes the light he gave." "Perhaps God will resume the blessing he has bestowed ere he attains the age of manhood."

To enter upon, or take up again. "Reason resumed her place, and Passion fled."

To begin again; to recommence, as something which has been interrupted; as, to resume an argument or discourse.

noun

Resume n.

A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation. "The exellent little résumé thereof in Dr. Landsborough's book."

A brief summary of the education, experience, accomplishments, and other professional qualifications of a person, such as that prepared by one applying for a job.

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Etymology of 'Resume'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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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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