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resume

re·sume

UK/ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/ US/ɹɪˈzjuː.meɪ/ fairly common us
verb (4) noun (2)

verb

1.

take up or begin anew

  • “We resumed the negotiations”
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2.

return to a previous location or condition

  • “The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it”
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3.

assume anew

  • “resume a title”
  • “resume an office”
  • “resume one”
4.

give a summary (of)

  • “he summed up his results”
  • “I will now summarize”
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noun

1.

short descriptive summary (of events)

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2.

Origin

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

Phrases

  • resume-driven development

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