cv

«cv» in Mova's school dictionary: CV stands for curriculum vitae (Latin for "the course of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun, abbreviation (a CV, CVs)

meaning for a pupil

1) (work) CV stands for curriculum vitae (Latin for "the course of life"): a short written list of your education, jobs and skills that you send when applying for a job. In the USA a similar paper is called a résumé. tree →

2) In science, cv can also be a short way of writing other terms, but for pupils CV means the job paper. tree →

sense in the lessons

In adult life, people update their CV and send it with a covering letter; after redundancy they may need a new CV. Older pupils write a practice CV in careers lessons, listing clubs, awards and skills. Phrases: write a CV, send your CV, update your CV, a gap on your CV.

examples

• Mum is updating her CV to look for a new job. tree →
• Please send your CV and a short letter. tree →
• In careers class we wrote a CV with our hobbies and skills. tree →
• Volunteering looks good on a CV. tree →
• Dad's CV is two pages long. tree →
• In America they ask for a résumé instead of a CV. tree →

note

Written in capitals: CV. Say "see-vee". Countable: a CV, two CVs. Plural of the Latin is curricula vitae, but most people just say CVs. It should be true: lying on a CV is wrong and can get you sacked.

In the corpora

• A CV is a page or two listing someone's education, jobs and skills; Americans call it a résumé.
• Employers often glance at a CV for less than a minute, so grown-ups fuss over every word.
• A CV is a short, honest document about your skills, results and work, which employers read to decide whom to meet.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cv» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.