Definitions for résuméˈrɛz ʊˌmeɪ, ˌrɛz ʊˈmeɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
re•sumerɪˈzum(v.)-sumed, -sum•ing.
(v.t.)to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue.
to take or occupy again:
to resume one's seat.
to take on or assume again:
She resumed her maiden name.
to take back.
(v.i.)to go on or continue after interruption.
to begin again.
Origin of resume:
1375–1425; late ME (< MF resumer) < L resūmere to take back, take again =re-re - +sūmere to pick up, take (see consume )
re•sum′a•ble(adj.)
ré•su•méˈrɛz ʊˌmeɪ, ˌrɛz ʊˈmeɪ(n.)
or re•su•me or re•su•mé
Ref: summary. 1
a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by a job applicant.
Origin of résumé:
1795–1805; < F, n. use of ptp. of résumer to resume
Princeton's WordNet
sketch, survey, resume(noun)
short descriptive summary (of events)
curriculum vitae, CV, resume(verb)
a summary of your academic and work history
resume, restart, re-start(verb)
take up or begin anew
"We resumed the negotiations"
resume, take up(verb)
return to a previous location or condition
"The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
resume(verb)
assume anew
"resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"
sum up, summarize, summarise, resume(verb)
give a summary (of)
"he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
resume(verb)ɪˈzum
to start again after stopping
She resumed work again after a six-month break.; Negotiations will resume later this week.
Webster Dictionary
Resume(noun)
a summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation
Resume(verb)
to take back
Resume(verb)
to enter upon, or take up again
Resume(verb)
to begin again; to recommence, as something which has been interrupted; as, to resume an argument or discourse
Translations for résumé
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
résumé(noun)
(American) curriculum vitae.
- résuméAfrikaans
- موجَز، بَيان السّيرَهArabic
- автобиографияBulgarian
- curriculum vitaePortuguese (BR)
- životopisCzech
- der LebenslaufGerman
- cv; levnedsbeskrivelseDanish
- βιογραφικό σημείωμαGreek
- currículum vitaeSpanish
- CVEstonian
- سوابق و خلاصه شرح حالFarsi
- ansioluetteloFinnish
- curriculum vitaeFrench
- קוֹרוֹת חָיִיםHebrew
- सारHindi
- rezime, biografija za natječajCroatian
- (szakmai)önéletrajzHungarian
- riwayat hidupIndonesian
- curriculum vitaeItalian
- 履歴書Japanese
- 이력서Korean
- trumpa autobiografijaLithuanian
- dzīves un darba gājums, CVLatvian
- data kurikulumMalay
- cv, curriculum vitaeDutch
- CV, kort levnetsbeskrivelseNorwegian
- życiorysPolish
- سوابق و خلاصه شرح حالPersian
- د سوانح خلصPashto
- (краткая) автобиографияRussian
- životopisSlovak
- rezimeSerbian
- levnadsbeskrivningSwedish
- ประวัติย่อThai
- özgeçmişTurkish
- (美)履歷Chinese (Trad.)
- резюмеUkrainian
- مختصر جاءزہ بیانUrdu
- lý lịchVietnamese
- （美）履历，简历Chinese (Simp.)
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