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resume

Definition

  • noun: a short document describing your education, work history, etc., that you give an employer when you are applying for a job
  • verb: to begin again after stopping
  • verb: to assume or take again
  • synonyms: clio, muse of history, adventures

Examples

  • He shook his visitor's hand and 'resumed' his seat.

  • After the rain stopped, the teams 'resumed' play.

  • The game 'resumed' after the rain stopped.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Let's go to my room, guys! Red alert! Red alert! Andy is coming upstairs! -There! -Juvenile intrusion! Repeat, resume your positions now! Andy's coming! Everybody, back to your places! Hurry! Get to your places! Get to your places! (..)
    1995 Toy Story