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Meaning of resume in English

resume
verb
  formal
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/rɪˈzjuːm/ us
/rɪˈzuːm/
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C1 [ I or T ]
If an activity resumes, or if you resume it, it starts again after a pause:
Normal services will be resumed in the spring.
[ + -ing verb ] He stopped to take a sip of water and then resumed speaking.
The talks are due to resume today.
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resumption
[ T ]
If you resume a place or position that you have left for a period of time, you return to it:
to resume your post/job
Please resume your seats, as the performance will continue in two minutes.
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résumé
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈrez.juː.meɪ/ us
/ˈrez.ə.meɪ/
a short statement of the important details of something:
She gave us a brief résumé of the project so far.
US
(UK CV)
a short written description of your education, qualifications, previous jobs, and sometimes also your personal interests, that you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job:
She sent her résumé to 50 companies, but didn't even get an interview.
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(Definition of resume from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

resume | American Dictionary

resume
verb [ I/T ]
us
/rɪˈzum/
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to start something again after a pause or period of time:
[ T ] The director hopes to resume filming next week.
[ I ] Government officials hoped talks will resume.
résumé
noun [ C ]
(also resume)
us
/ˈrez·əˌmeɪ/
a written statement of your educational and work experience:
He looked at her résumé, asked her a few questions, and then offered her the job.
(Definition of resume from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

resume | Business English

resume
verb
uk
/rɪˈzjuːm/ us
/rɪˈzuːm/
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[ I or T ]
if an activity resumes, or if you resume it, it starts again after a pause:
The agreement came on Saturday after talks resumed near the union's Washington headquarters.
Businesses that had been disrupted also resumed normal operations.
[ T ]
to return to a position which you have left for a period of time:
resume your job/post
résumé
noun [ C ]
US (also resume)
uk
/ˈrezəmeɪ/ us
( UK curriculum vitae)
HR
a short written description of your education, qualifications, and previous jobs which you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job:
send/submit/write a résumé To apply, please submit a detailed résumé.
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curriculum vitae
(Definition of resume from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of resume

resume
She returned home and resumed shopping and attending church, activities she enjoyed.
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This may reflect the encouragement provided by the problem-solving therapist to resume usual activities.
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Three years in the air force, beginning in 1916, interrupted his journalistic career, which again resumed in 1919.
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Many fourth and fifth stage juveniles may be available to resume final development to maturity.
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A calmer section brings lithe and lyrical counterpoint, before the fast-machine music and fanfares resume.
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The ' ' types of texts analysed include free texts (resumes and short news), semi-structured texts (ads) and web pages.
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However, alongside this role conflict there appears to be inherent fulfilment and satisfaction in maintaining or resuming roles other than that of carer.
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When the markets are reopened, it is likely that speculation will resume vigorously.
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The military would resume spending in the social sector after it had stimulated growth.
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It was not until 1981 that the activities of the divisions were resumed.
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In the presence of appropriate nutrients, spores respond rapidly by germination and outgrowth, resuming vegetative growth.
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After a computation has been interrupted, normal reduction can be resumed.
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The need to resume political activity and stop behaving as quasi-diplomats probably led directly to their rash censure motion of 1976.
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Immature oocytes contained intact germinal vesicles; mature oocytes resumed meiosis and had undergone germinal vesicle breakdown.
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They were supposed to resume after the national elections were finished.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
（中斷後）繼續，重新開始, 恢復, 重新回到，重返（某地或某位置）…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（中断后）继续，重新开始, 恢复, 重新回到，重返（某地或某位置）…
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in Spanish
reanudar, continuar, currículum vitae…
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recomeçar, currículo, retomar…
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पुन्हा सुरू होणे…
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（～を）再開する, 履歴書, 再開（さいかい）する…
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yeniden başla(t)mak, tekrar devam et(tir)mek, özgeçmiş…
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reprendre, curriculum vitæ [masculine, masculine]…
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reprendre, continuar, currículum…
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opnieuw beginnen, cv, curriculum vitae…
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ஒரு செயல்பாடு மீண்டும் தொடங்கினால், அல்லது நீங்கள் அதை மீண்டும் தொடங்கினால், அது ஒரு இடைநிறுத்தத்திற்குப் பிறகு மீண்டும் தொடங்குகிறது.…
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(एक विराम के बाद) पुनः आरंभ होना या करना…
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ફરીથી શરૂ કરવું…
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genoptage, cv, levnedsbeskrivelse…
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återuppta, fortsätta, levnadsbeskrivning…
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memulakan kembali, data kurikulum, rumusan…
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wiederaufnehmen, der Lebenslauf, die Zusammenfassung…
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gjenoppta, fortsette, CV [masculine]…
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دوبارہ حاصل کرنا, دوبارہ شروع کرنا, پھر اختیار کرنا…
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відновлювати, продовжувати, резюме…
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возобновлять(ся), резюме, краткая автобиография…
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తిరిగి ప్రారంభించు / ఒక కార్యాచరణ తిరిగి ప్రారంభమైతే, లేదా మీరు దాన్ని తిరిగి ప్రారంభిస్తే, విరామం తర్వాత అది మళ్లీ ప్రారంభమవుతుంది.…
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يَستَأنِف, سيرة ذاتِيّة…
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পুণরায় শুরু করা…
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pokračovat, životopis, shrnutí…
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memulai lagi, riwayat hidup, ringkasan…
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ดำเนินต่อไปใหม่, ประวัติย่อ, สรุป…
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nối lại, lý lịch, bản tóm tắt…
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podejmować (na nowo), wznawiać, życiorys…
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재개하다, 이력서…
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riprendere, curriculum, curriculum vitae…
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