English noun: resume | |||
1. | resume (communication) short descriptive summary (of events) | ||
Synonyms | sketch, survey | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sum-up, summary | ||
2. | resume (communication) a summary of your academic and work history | ||
Synonyms | curriculum vitae, CV | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sum-up, summary | ||
English verb: resume | |||
1. | resume (change) take up or begin anew | ||
Samples | We resumed the negotiations. | ||
Synonyms | re-start, restart | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold | ||
2. | resume (change) return to a previous location or condition | ||
Samples | The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it. | ||
Synonyms | take up | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
3. | resume (social) assume anew | ||
Samples | Resume a title. Resume an office. Resume one's duties. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adopt, assume, take on, take over | ||
4. | resume (communication) give a summary (of) | ||
Samples | He summed up his results. I will now summarize. | ||
Synonyms | sum up, summarise, summarize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abstract, docket, precis, recap, recapitulate | ||
Verb group | sum, sum up, summarise, summarize | ||