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resume

/rɪˈzjuːm/verb

उच्चारण रिज़्यूम

फिर से शुरू करना, जारी रखना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ (sth) | ~ doing sth formal

    to begin again or continue after an interruption

    फिर से शुरू करना, जारी रखना

    • Classes will resume after the holidays.
    • She resumed reading after lunch.
    • Trains will resume once the tracks are clear.
    + 2 more examples
    • The talks resumed after a short break for lunch.
    • He resumed his studies after a year off.

    Synonyms restart continue recommence carry on reopen

    Opposite stop pause suspend discontinue halt

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth formal

    to go back to a place or position

    (स्थान, पद) फिर ग्रहण करना

    • Please resume your seats.
    • After the break, the speaker resumed his place at the podium.
    • The speaker resumed his seat as the audience clapped.
    + 2 more examples
    • After the interval, the audience resumed their places.
    • She resumed her post at the front desk on Monday.

    Synonyms return to take back reoccupy

    Opposite leave vacate

noun/ˈrezjumeɪ/
  1. 1

    [C] also résumé

    (especially AmE) a written record of your education and employment that you send when you apply for a job (British: CV)

    बायोडेटा, रिज़्यूमे

    • Send your résumé to the HR department.
    • Radhika updated her resume before applying for the bank clerk post.
    • Attach your resume to the email when you apply.
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    • A good resume is short and clear.
    • Radhika's resume lists her projects and her volunteer work.

    Synonyms CV curriculum vitae biodata profile

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    [C]

    a short summary of something

    सारांश

    • a brief résumé of the meeting
    • The report ended with a short résumé of the main findings.
    • The chairman gave a short resume of the year's activities.
    + 2 more examples
    • Write a resume of the story in about fifty words.
    • The lecturer ended with a resume of the main points.

    Synonyms summary synopsis précis outline abstract

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

resume + noun / -ing

As a verb, resume can take a noun or an -ing form and means to start again after a break.

क्रिया के रूप में 'resume' के बाद noun या -ing रूप आ सकता है और इसका अर्थ विराम के बाद फिर शुरू करना है।

  • Classes will resume after the holidays.
  • He resumed reading after lunch.

resume (intransitive)

Without an object, resume says that something begins again by itself.

Object के बिना 'resume' बताता है कि कोई चीज़ फिर शुरू हो जाती है।

  • Work resumed on the road on Monday.

resume one's seat / place / journey

Resume also takes a place or position, in the sense of going back to it; this use is formal.

'Resume' के साथ स्थान या पद भी आ सकता है, जिसका अर्थ उसमें लौटना है; यह प्रयोग formal है।

  • Please resume your seats after the national anthem.

résumé (noun, AmE) = CV

As a noun, résumé is the American word for a CV; in British English use CV.

Noun के रूप में 'résumé' CV के लिए अमेरिकी शब्द है; British English में CV लिखें।

  • Attach your CV to the application form.
+Collocations 5

resume + noun

talksworkservicedutiesjourney

  • The two sides will resume talks next week.

adverb + resume

soonlaternormallyshortlyquickly

  • Train services will resume shortly.

resume after

after a breakafter the holidaysafter the stormafter lunch

  • The match resumed after the rain stopped.

noun resume

a CVa summarya short accounta career resume

  • She sent a short resume of her career.

resume + activity

resume studiesresume classesresume the searchresume operations

  • Rescue teams resumed the search at dawn.
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  • The Parliament resumed its session after a short break.

संसद ने थोड़े विराम के बाद अपना सत्र फिर शुरू किया।

  • Radhika resumed her studies after a year of illness.

राधिका ने एक वर्ष की बीमारी के बाद अपनी पढ़ाई फिर शुरू की।

  • Flights to Delhi will resume once the fog clears.

कोहरा छँटते ही दिल्ली की उड़ानें फिर शुरू होंगी।

  • After the interruption, the speaker resumed his speech.

व्यवधान के बाद वक्ता ने अपना भाषण फिर शुरू किया।

  • The schools reopened, and normal classes resumed.

स्कूल फिर खुले और सामान्य कक्षाएँ फिर शुरू हुईं।

  • The bus service resumed as soon as the floods went down.

बाढ़ का पानी उतरते ही बस सेवा फिर शुरू हो गई।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The class will resume again on Monday.

✓ The class will resume on Monday.

Resume already means begin again, so again is unnecessary.

'Resume' का अर्थ पहले से फिर शुरू करना है, इसलिए 'again' अनावश्यक है।

✗ He resumed to work after lunch.

✓ He resumed work after lunch.

Resume takes a noun or -ing, not a to-infinitive.

'Resume' के बाद noun या -ing आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।

✗ Please send your resume on the given address.

✓ Please send your resume to the given address.

Use to, not on, before an address when sending something.

कुछ भेजते समय पते से पहले 'to' आता है, 'on' नहीं।

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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Keep apart resume (start again) and assume (suppose).

Resume (फिर शुरू करना) और assume (मान लेना) को अलग रखिए।

§Grammar and usage

Pronunciation and spelling, asked very often: the verb resume (/rɪˈzjuːm/, stress on the second syllable) means start again; the noun résumé (/ˈrezjumeɪ/, often with accents) means a CV or a summary.

Pronunciation और spelling में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: verb resume (/rɪˈzjuːm/, stress दूसरे syllable पर) का अर्थ फिर शुरू करना; noun résumé (/ˈrezjumeɪ/, प्रायः accents के साथ) का अर्थ CV या सारांश।

Resume doing sth (-ing).

Resume के बाद -ing वाला रूप आता है: resume doing sth (किसी काम को फिर से शुरू करना), जैसे 'She resumed working after lunch.' इसके साथ to-infinitive का प्रयोग सामान्यतः नहीं होता।

The noun of the verb is resumption (not 'resumation').

Verb का noun resumption है ('resumation' नहीं)।