Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To begin or take up again after interruption.
- intransitive verb To assume, take, or occupy again.
- intransitive verb To take on or take back again.
- intransitive verb To begin again or continue after interruption.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To take again; take back.
- To assume or take up again.
- To take up again after interruption; begin again: as, to
resume an argument or a discourse; to resume specie payments. - To take; assume.
- To proceed after interruption, as in a speech; chiefly used in the introductory phrase to resume.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To take back.
- transitive verb To enter upon, or take up again.
- transitive verb To begin again; to recommence, as something which has been interrupted.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US A summary of education and
employment experience.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb take up or begin anew
- verb assume anew
- noun a summary of your academic and work history
- verb give a summary (of)
- verb return to a previous location or condition
- noun short descriptive summary (of events)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Always Have a Cover Letter - The cover letter to a resume is a very vital part of getting your resume noticed or to answer any questions within the resume.
Five Tips to Keep Your Resume Away From the Trash | myFiveBest 2009
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To say that you are indifferent to resume is to say that you would be fine with 9 people with identical resumes.
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When applying for any of the ESL jobs posted on the internet, your resume is a piece of you that the employer gets to know of first.
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For someone who has been in the business for 20 years, his resume is actually quite small.
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Which means the savvy Harvard student knows that his resume is a valuable signaling method, even if the Chicago kids worked harder.
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Four knee surgeries have marred Novotny's career, and on his resume is the 2004 European Championships, at which Germany didn't win a game.
USATODAY.com - Confident defender Terry carries British hopes 2006
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Because your resume is a business document and has a focus on results, the softer skills may not be apparent.
USATODAY.com 2003
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Check the site's purge policy so that you'll know how long you have before your resume is automatically booted from the system.
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I think Greg's resume is a bit more extensive, minus a major 'hook up' like JJ.
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Bobby Bowden's entire 32-year FSU resume is impressive, but the span from 1985 to 1995 saw the Seminoles win 10 consecutive bowl games including a national championship in 1993.
oroboros commented on the word resume
Curriculum vitae; continue after cessation.
November 22, 2007
Prolagus commented on the word resume
Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren’t lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.
("Resume", by Dorothy Parker)
June 17, 2008
myth commented on the word resume
It's interesting that the noun of this is resumption.
March 31, 2009