resume

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.

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

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re·suma·ble adj.

re·sumer n.

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resume

Verb

[-suming, -sumed]

1. to begin again or go on with (something interrupted)

2. to occupy again or recover: he will resume his party posts today [Latin resumere]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	resume - short descriptive summary (of events) survey, sketch 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 curriculum vitae, CV sum-up, summary - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
Verb	1.	resume - take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations" re-start, restart 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" take up 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" sum up, summarize, summarise 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"

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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 << OPPOSITE discontinue

verb 2. take up again, assume again

verb 3. occupy again, take back, reoccupy

Translations

resume [rɪˈzjuːm] vt [+ work, journey] → reanudar (= sum up); resumir

vi [meeting] → continuar

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resume [rɪˈzjuːm] vt [+ work, journey] → reprendre (= sum up); résumer

vi [work etc] → reprendre

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resume [rɪˈzjuːm] vt (work, journey) → wiederaufnehmen;

(seat) → wieder einnehmen

vi (start again) → von Neuem beginnen

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resume [rɪˈzjuːm] vt, vi [+ work, journey] → riprendere (= sum up); riassumere