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resume

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re·sume  (r-zm)
v. re·sumed, re·sum·ing, re·sumes
v.tr.
1. To begin or take up again after interruption: resumed our dinner.
2. To assume, take, or occupy again: The dog resumed its post by the door.
3. To take on or take back again: resumed my original name.
v.intr.
To begin again or continue after interruption.

[Middle English resumen, from Old French resumer, from Latin resmere : re-, re- + smere, to take; see em- in Indo-European roots.]

re·suma·ble adj.
re·sumer n.

resume [rɪˈzjuːm]
vb
1. to begin again or go on with (something adjourned or interrupted)
2. (tr) to occupy again, take back, or recover to resume one's seat to resume possession
3. (tr) to assume (a title, office, etc.) again to resume the presidency
4. Archaic to summarize; make a résumé of
[from Latin resūmere to take up again, from re- + sūmere to take up]
resumable  adj
resumer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.resumeresume - short descriptive summary (of events)
sum-up, summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
2.resume - a summary of your academic and work history
sum-up, summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
Verb1.resume - take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"
preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
2.resume - return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
3.resume - assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"
assume, take on, take over, adopt - take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
4.resume - give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"
abstract - give an abstract (of)
precis - make a summary (of)
docket - make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list
recap, recapitulate - summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas"
sum, summarise, summarize, sum up - be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"

resume
verb
1. begin again, continue, go on with, proceed with, carry on, reopen, restart, recommence, reinstitute, take up or pick up where you left off They are expected to resume the search early today.
begin again stop, cease, discontinue
2. take up again, return to, come back to, assume again After the war he resumed his duties at the college.
3. occupy again, take back, reoccupy She resumed her seat.
Translations
resume [rɪˈzjuːm]
A. VT
1. (= start again) [+ meeting, negotiations, session] → reanudar; [+ office] → reasumir
to resume one's seatvolver al asiento
to resume one's workreanudar el trabajo
"now then," he resumed-ahora bien -dijo reanudando la conversación or su discurso
2. (= sum up) → resumir
B. VI [class, meeting] → reanudarse

resume [rɪˈzjuːm]
vt
[+ work, journey, duties, discussions, relations] → reprendre
They've resumed work → Ils ont repris le travail.
[+ physical position] → reprendre
to resume one's seat → reprendre sa place
vi [work, journey, search, talks, testing] → reprendre

resume
vt
(= restart)wieder aufnehmen; activity alsoweitermachen mit; tale, accountwieder aufnehmen, fortfahren in (+dat); journeyfortsetzen; to resume workdie Arbeit wieder aufnehmen; well?, he resumednun?, fuhr er fort
command, possession, rolewieder übernehmen; namewieder annehmen; to resume one’s seatseinen Platz wieder einnehmen; to resume possession of somethingetw wieder in Besitz nehmen
(= sum up)zusammenfassen
vi (classes, work etc)wieder beginnen; (Comput) → (den) Stand-by-Modus beenden

resume [rɪˈzjuːm]
1. vt (start again) → riprendere
to resume one's seat → rimettersi a sedere
2. vi (class, meeting) → riprendere

resume [rɪˈzjuːm]
1. vt (start again) → riprendere
to resume one's seat → rimettersi a sedere
2. vi (class, meeting) → riprendere

resume
v resume [rəˈzjuːm]
to begin again after stopping After tea, the meeting resumed; We'll resume the meeting after tea. hervat يَسْتأنِف продължавам pokračovat genoptage wiederaufnehmen ξαναρχίζω, επαναλαμβάνω reanudar jätkama, jätkuma دوباره باز گرفتن؛ دوباره به دست آوردن jatkaa reprendre לְהַתחִיל שוּב फिर आरम्भ करना nastaviti (prekinuto), opet početi folytat memulai lagi halda áfram, taka upp riprendere 再開する 다시 시작하다 tęsti(s) toliau, vėl pradėti, sugrįžti į atsākt[] memulakan kembali opnieuw beginnen fortsette, gjenoppta potoczyć się dalej, wznowić retomar a relua возобновлять pokračovať nadaljevati nastaviti återuppta, fortsätta ดำเนินต่อไปใหม่ tekrar başlamak (中斷後)重新開始,再繼續 відновлювати, продовжувати دوبارہ شروع کرنا nối lại
n resumption [rəˈzampʃən]
hervatting إسْتِئْناف продължаване nové zahájení genoptagelse die Wiederaufnahme επανάληψη reanudación, continuación jätkamine ادامه؛ از سر گیری jatkuminen reprise חִידוּש פְּעִילוּת पुनर्ग्रहण ponovno počimanje, nastavak újrakezdés permulaan kembali endurupptaka; það að hefja (e-ð) að nÿju ripresa 再開 재개 (veiklos) atnaujinimas atsākšana permulaan semula hervatting fortsettelse, gjenopptaking wznowienie recomeço reluare возобновление pokračovanie (po prerušení) obnovitev nastavak återupptagande, fortsättning การกลับสู่สภาพเดิม yeniden başlama 重新開始 відновлення; продовження دوبارہ آغاز sự nối lại

resume يَسَتعيد začít znovu genoptage weitermachen mit ξαναρχίζω reanudar jatkaa reprendre nastaviti riprendere 再開する 다시 시작하다 hervatten gjenoppta podjąć na nowo retomar возобновлять återta ดำเนินต่อไปใหม่ yeniden başlamak tiếp tục lại 再继续


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The Manufacturer, seeing that he could get no labour for a long time and finding the times pretty hard anyhow, burned down his shoe factory for the insurance, and when the strikers wanted to resume work there was no work to resume.
But before I can resume my natural form, and take possession of the belongings of my forefathers, you must go out into the world and take service as a maidservant.
The kind old gentleman was ready and willing to resume his stories of departed times.
 
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