resume

«resume» in Mova's school dictionary: To start again after a pause: the lesson resumed after break — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) To start again after a pause: the lesson resumed after break. tree →

2) (formal) To take back a place: please resume your seats. tree →

3) (noun, résumé, US/Canada) A document listing your work and education when you apply for a job (UK: CV). tree →

4) (noun, résumé) A short summary. tree →

sense 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.

Trees and pragmatics

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