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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
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]
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 << OPPOSITE discontinue
verb 2. take up again, assume again
verb 3. occupy again, take back, reoccupy
Translations
Spanish resume [rɪˈzjuːm] vt [+ work, journey] → reanudar (= sum up); resumir
vi [meeting] → continuar

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

German resume [rɪˈzjuːm] vt (work, journey) → wiederaufnehmen;
(seat) → wieder einnehmen
vi (start again) → von Neuem beginnen

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

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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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