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How to pronounce resume in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms sketch, survey
Type of sum-up, summary
Type Words
Synonyms take up
Type of change


The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it.
Type Words
Synonyms re-start, restart
Type of preserve, continue, carry on, bear on, uphold
Derivation resumption


We resumed the negotiations.
Type Words
Synonyms sum up, summarise, summarize
Type of reiterate, iterate, retell, restate, repeat, ingeminate
Has types docket, abstract, precis, recap, recapitulate
Verb group sum up, sum, summarize, summarise
Type Words
Synonyms curriculum vitae, cv
Type of summary, sum-up
Type Words
Type of assume, take over, take on, adopt


resume a title.
resume an office.
resume one's duties.

Examples of resume

resume
It would have furthered my career, and I would have had a big name on my resume.
From the denverpost.com
Four trains are running and normal services will resume next week, Mbanefo said.
From the bloomberg.com
This will allow the state to resume a more normal growth pattern, Fishkind said.
From the heraldtribune.com
They intend to resume searching the canal this week with a drag line and divers.
From the sacbee.com
Blake's resume and experience made him look like the perfect match for Pinpoint.
From the businessweek.com
I think deep water drilling will resume with far more stringent safety measures.
From the forbes.com
His resume includes a national title in 2002 and serving time for armed robbery.
From the freep.com
Despite the lack of success so far the searches were due to resume on Wednesday.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He's an enforcer, an inside presence, and you can add cheerleader to his resume.
From the suntimes.com
More examples
  • Sketch: short descriptive summary (of events)
  • Take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"
  • Curriculum vitae: a summary of your academic and work history
  • Return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
  • Assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"
  • Sum up: give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
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  • A summary of education and employment experience