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Meaning of 'resume' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Resume [ n.]
- A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation.
2 . Resume [ v. t.]
- To take back.
- To enter upon, or take up again.
- To begin again; to recommence, as something which has been interrupted; as, to resume an argument or discourse.

Meaning of 'resume' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . resume [ v]
Meaning (1):
- give a summary (of)
Example in sentence:
  • he summed up his results;
  • I will now summarize
Meaning (2):
- assume anew
Example in sentence:
  • resume a title;
  • resume an office;
  • resume one's duties
Meaning (3):
- return to a previous location or condition
Example in sentence:
  • The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it
Meaning (4):
- take up or begin anew
Example in sentence:
  • We resumed the negotiations

Nearby Words:

res resail resale resalgar resalute resaw rescat rescind rescindable rescinded

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