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Webster 1913 Edition
Resume
‖
Réˊsu′mé′
,Noun.
[F. See
Resume
.] A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation.
The exellent little
résumé
thereof in Dr. Landsborough’s book. C. Kingsley.
Re-sume′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Resumed
;p. pr. & vb. n.
Resuming
.] 1.
To take back.
The sun, like this, from which our sight we have,
Gazed on too long,
Gazed on too long,
resumes
the light he gave. Denham.
Perhaps God will
resume
the blessing he has bestowed ere he attains the age of manhood. Sir W. Scott.
2.
To enter upon, or take up again.
Reason
resumed
her place, and Passion fled. Dryden.
3.
To begin again; to recommence, as something which has been interrupted;
as, to
. resume
an argument or discourseWebster 1828 Edition
Resume
RES'UME
,Verb.
T.
1.
To take back what has been given.The sun, like this from which our sight we have, gaz'd on too long, resumes the light he gave.
2.
To take back what has been taken away.They resume what has been obtained fraudulently.
3.
To take again after absence; as, to resume a seat.Reason resum'd her place, and passion fled.
4.
To take up again after interruption; to begin again; as, to resume an argument or discourse. [This is now its most frequent use.]Definition 2024
resumé
resumé
English
Noun
resumé (plural resumés)
- A summary of education and employment experience.
Quotations
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:resumé.
Usage notes
- The spellings résumé and resumé are preferred by dictionaries, while the spelling resume is more likely to be found on the web. See also résumé#Usage notes.
Translations
See also
- CV (UK)