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resume¹
- /ɹɪˈzjuːm/ UK
- /ɹɪˈʒum/ UK
- /ɹəˈʒum/ UK
- /ɹɪˈzum/ US
- /ɹəˈzum/ US
- /ɹɪˈzjʉːm/ Australia
Rhymes with -uːm
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman resumer, Middle French resumer, from Latin resumere, from re- + sumere (“to take”).
verb resumes · resuming · resumed
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To take back possession of (something)
Ladies and gentlemen, please resume your seats.
Similar: regain
- To summarise. 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.
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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.
Opposite: suspend
- To start again after an interruption or pause. Normal service has resumed.
resume²
- /ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/ UK
- /ɹɪˈzjuː.meɪ/ UK
- /ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/ US
- /ˈɹɛ.sʊ.meɪ/ Philippines
- /-ʃʊ-/ Philippines
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French résumé, past participle of résumer (“to summarize”), from Latin resūmere (“to take back”); compare resume.
noun resumes · résumé · resumé
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A summary or synopsis.
He had scanned the resumé of the three previous instalments, and was abut to commence the story[.]
Similar: précis
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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).
Similar: curriculum vitae, CV
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: restart, survey, take up, sum up, summarize, curriculum vitae, sketch, reclaim, retrieve, recovery, regain, recover, regaining, recapture, reinstate, rehabilitate
Translations
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verb to take back possession of something
| Deutsch | fortsetzen, sich etwas zurückholen |
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verb to summarize
| Español | resumir |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | zusammenfassen |
verb (transitive) start something again that has been stopped or paused
| Español | reanudar, retomar, continuar, proseguir |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 再開する saikai suru |
| 中文 | 恢復 /恢复 huīfù, 重新開始 /重新开始 chóngxīn kāishǐ |
| Português | retomar, continuar |
| Français | recommencer, reprendre, continuer |
| Deutsch | wiederaufnehmen, fortsetzen |
| Italiano | riprendere, continuare, ricominciare, portare avanti |
| Ελληνικά | ξαναρχίζω xanarchízo |
| Русский | возобновля́ть vozobnovljátʹ, возобнови́ть vozobnovítʹ, продолжа́ть prodolžátʹ, продо́лжить prodólžitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếp tục lại |
| العربية | اِسْتَأْنَفَ istaʔnafa |
| עברית | התחיל מחדש hitkhíl mekhadásh, המשיך himshíkh |
verb (intransitive) start again after interruption or pause
| Español | reanudarse, continuarse |
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| Deutsch | neu beginnen, erneut beginnen, neu starten, neustarten, zurückkehren |
noun curriculum vitae
| Español | resumé |
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title = {resume},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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