resume

verb (resume, resumes, resumed, resuming); noun (résumé, a résumé, résumés)

«resume» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To start again after a pause: the lesson resumed after break. tree →
(formal) To take back a place: please resume your seats. tree →
(noun, résumé, US/Canada) A document listing your work and education when you apply for a job (UK: CV). tree →
(noun, résumé) A short summary. tree →

In the lessons

In school, lessons resume after lunch. In sport, play resumes after rain. In everyday North American life, adults send résumés for jobs. Phrases: resume work, play will resume, resume your seats.

Examples

The match resumed after the rain stopped. tree →
Please resume your seats. tree →
Lessons will resume on Monday. tree →
She resumed reading after dinner. tree →
Dad updated his résumé for a new job. tree →
We'll resume where we stopped. tree →
The carriage rolled on, and the peasants resumed their dancing. tree →

Note

Two words spelled alike: re-SUME (verb, start again) and RÉ-su-mé (noun, CV), which often keeps its accents. Regular verb: resumed. Noun for the verb: resumption.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «resume» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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