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to resume
01
to continue again after an interruption
Transitive: to resume an activity
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
resume
3rd person singular
resumes
Present participle
resuming
Past simple
resumed
Past participle
resumed
Examples
After the lunch break, they resumed the meeting.
02
to return to or take back a position or place that was previously held
Transitive: to resume a position
Examples
After the break, she resumed her seat at the conference table.
03
to reclaim or take back something that was previously given up or lost
Transitive: to resume a role or right
Examples
Resuming his old title, the king reclaimed his throne from the invaders.
04
to briefly restate or give a condensed version of something
Transitive: to resume a content
Examples
At the end of the meeting, she resumed the key points for everyone.
Resume
01
a short written note of our education, skills, and job experiences that we send when trying to get a job
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
resumes
Examples
After her internship, she added the experience to her resume.
02
a brief account that highlights the main points or developments of a series of events, actions, or experiences
Examples
The news anchor gave a quick resume of the day's top stories.
