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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to start something again... restart

2 verb · to begin again after an... restart

3 noun · a short summary of something. précis summary

Word family

Forms resumedresumesresumingresumption

Derived forms resumableunresumed

Related forms resumption

Simplified etymology

Resume entered English in the late Middle English period from the Latin family of sumere, “take” or “take up.” It is explained literally as “take back.”

Etymology

Borrowed from French résumé, past participle of résumer (“to summarize”), from Latin resūmere (“to take back”); compare resume.

résumé French resumo Latin

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Topics

Work & Careers

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# 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

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