resume B2 Topic:Work & Careers US /ɹɪˈzjuːm/ UK /ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #6501 Meanings 1 verb To start something again after stopping or pausing. We will resume this discussion tomorrow at nine. 2 verb To begin again after an interruption. Normal train service has resumed after the strike. 3 noun A short summary of something. He gave a quick resume of the previous chapters before continuing. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to start something again... restart 2 verb · to begin again after an... restart 3 noun · a short summary of something. précissummary Word family Forms resumedresumesresumingresumption Derived forms resumableunresumed Related forms resumption Etymology AI details Borrowed from French résumé, past participle of résumer (“to summarize”), from Latin resūmere (“to take back”); compare resume. résumé French resumo Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # resume **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈzjuːm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 6501 ## Meanings 1. To start something again after stopping or pausing. 2. To begin again after an interruption. 3. A short summary of something. ## Examples - We will resume this discussion tomorrow at nine. - Normal train service has resumed after the strike. - He gave a quick resume of the previous chapters before continuing. ## Derived Forms - resumable - unresumed ## Related Forms - resumption ## Roots and Affixes - Root: résumé - Root: resumo ## Etymology Borrowed from French résumé, past participle of résumer (“to summarize”), from Latin resūmere (“to take back”); compare resume. ## AI Etymology Resume is borrowed from French résumé, past participle of résumer (“to summarize”), from Latin resūmere (“to take back”); compare resume. Modern senses include to start something again after stopping or pausing. and to begin again after an interruption.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as resumable and unresumed and related forms such as resumption. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown