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resume

noun verb

a summary of your academic and work history

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
R
Ends with
E
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a summary of your academic and work history

noun

  1. short descriptive summary (of events)

verb

  1. take up or begin anew

    “We resumed the negotiations”

verb

  1. return to a previous location or condition

    “The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it”

verb

  1. give a summary (of)

    “he summed up his results”

verb

  1. assume anew

    “resume a title”

In context

Example Sentences

We resumed the negotiations
The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it
he summed up his results
I will now summarize
resume a title
resume an office
resume one's duties

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