noun
Meaning 1
A summary or synopsis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: précis
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
resume
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/
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UK: /ɹɪˈzjuː.meɪ/
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US: /ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/
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Philippines: /ˈɹɛ.sʊ.meɪ/
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Philippines: /-ʃʊ-/
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/ɹɪˈzjuːm/ non-yod-coalescence
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rĭzyo͞om' non-yod-coalescence
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/ɹɪˈʒum/ yod-coalescence
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/ɹəˈʒum/ yod-coalescence
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/ɹɪˈzum/ yod-dropping
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/ɹəˈzum/ yod-dropping
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Australian: /ɹɪˈzjʉːm/
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rhymes with -uːm
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CMU ARPABET: R IH0 Z UW1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: R IY0 Z UW1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 3: R EH1 Z AH0 M EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A summary or account of education and employment experiences and qualifications; a curriculum vitae (often for presentation to a potential future employer when applying for a job).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: curriculum vitae, CV
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To take back possession of (something)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
Examples
- Ladies and gentlemen, please resume your seats.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: regain
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To summarise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- We will resume this discussion tomorrow at nine.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: suspend
verb
Meaning 6
To start again after an interruption or pause.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- Normal service has resumed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
a summary of your academic and work history
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: curriculum vitae, CV
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: summary, sum-up
noun
Meaning 8
short descriptive summary (of events)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sketch, survey
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: summary, sum-up
verb
Meaning 9
take up or begin anew
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- We resumed the negotiations
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: restart, re-start
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
verb
Meaning 10
return to a previous location or condition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: take up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change
verb
Meaning 11
give a summary (of)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he summed up his results
- I will now summarize
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sum up, summarize, summarise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell
Narrower terms: abstract, precis, docket, recapitulate, recap
verb
Meaning 12
assume anew
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- resume a title
- resume an office
- resume one's duties
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: assume, adopt, take on, take over
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French résumé, past participle of résumer (“to summarize”), from Latin resūmere (“to take back”); compare resume.
From Anglo-Norman resumer, Middle French resumer, from Latin resumere, from re- + sumere (“to take”).
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: резюме (rezjume) — curriculum vitae
- Norwegian: resymé — curriculum vitae
- Spanish: resumé — curriculum vitae
- Bulgarian: заемам (zaemam) — to take back possession of something
- Bulgarian: заема (zaema) — to take back possession of something
- Finnish: ottaa takaisin — to take back possession of something
- German: fortsetzen — to take back possession of something
- German: sich etwas zurückholen — to take back possession of something
- Bulgarian: обобщавам (obobštavam) — to summarize
- Bulgarian: обобщя (obobštja) — to summarize
- Finnish: tiivistää — to summarize
- German: zusammenfassen — to summarize
- Spanish: resumir — to summarize
- Arabic: اِسْتَأْنَفَ (istaʔnafa) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Armenian: վերսկսել (versksel) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Armenian: շարունակել (šarunakel) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Bulgarian: възобновявам (vǎzobnovjavam) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Bulgarian: възобновя (vǎzobnovja) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Bulgarian: продължавам (prodǎlžavam) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Bulgarian: продължа (prodǎlža) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Bulgarian: възстановявам (vǎzstanovjavam) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Bulgarian: възстановя (vǎzstanovja) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Catalan: reprendre — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Catalan: continuar — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Chinese Mandarin: 恢復 /恢复 (huīfù) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Chinese Mandarin: 重新開始 /重新开始 (chóngxīn kāishǐ) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Dutch: hervatten — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Dutch: voortzetten — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Esperanto: daŭrigi — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Esperanto: rekomenci — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Finnish: jatkaa — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Finnish: aloittaa uudelleen — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- French: recommencer — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- French: reprendre — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- French: continuer — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Georgian: განახლება (ganaxleba) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Georgian: აღდგენა (aɣdgena) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Georgian: გაგრძელება (gagrʒeleba) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Georgian: განგრძობა (gangrʒoba) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- German: wiederaufnehmen — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- German: fortsetzen — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Greek: ξαναρχίζω (xanarchízo) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Hebrew: התחיל מחדש (hitkhíl mekhadásh) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Hebrew: המשיך (himshíkh) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Hungarian: folytat — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Indonesian: melanjutkan — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Italian: riprendere — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Italian: continuare — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Italian: ricominciare — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Italian: portare avanti — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Japanese: 再開する (saikai suru) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Khmer: ចាប់បន្ដ (capbɑɑntɑɑ) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Lao: ສີບຕໍ່ (sīp tǭ) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Latin: repetō — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Latvian: atsākt — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Māori: tīmata anō — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Polish: wznawiać — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Polish: wznowić — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Portuguese: retomar — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Portuguese: continuar — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Russian: возобновля́ть (vozobnovljátʹ) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Russian: возобнови́ть (vozobnovítʹ) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Russian: продолжа́ть (prodolžátʹ) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Russian: продо́лжить (prodólžitʹ) — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Serbo-Croatian: nastaviti — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Spanish: reanudar — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Spanish: retomar — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Spanish: continuar — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Spanish: proseguir — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Swedish: fortsätta — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Swedish: återuppta — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Vietnamese: tiếp tục lại — (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
- Bulgarian: възстановявам се (vǎzstanovjavam se) — (intransitive) start again after interruption or pause
- Bulgarian: възстановя се (vǎzstanovja se) — (intransitive) start again after interruption or pause
- Finnish: jatkaa — (intransitive) start again after interruption or pause
- German: neu beginnen — (intransitive) start again after interruption or pause
- German: erneut beginnen — (intransitive) start again after interruption or pause
- German: neu starten — (intransitive) start again after interruption or pause
- German: neustarten — (intransitive) start again after interruption or pause
- German: zurückkehren — (intransitive) start again after interruption or pause
- Spanish: reanudarse — (intransitive) start again after interruption or pause
- Spanish: continuarse — (intransitive) start again after interruption or pause