All 3 Uses of
resume
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- At the same moment his face resumed its original mocking expression.†
Chpt 2.6 *resumed = began again
- Avdotya Romanovna replied with some warmth, resuming her walk up and down the room.†
Chpt 3.1resuming = beginning again
- Pulcheria Alexandrovna was crushed; the conversation was not resumed.†
Chpt 3.4resumed = began again
Definitions:
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(1)
(resume as in: resume the meeting) begin or take againThis sense of resume generally means to begin again or continue after a pause. In usage like, "resumed her seat", it scan also mean to take again.
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(2)
(résumé as in: submitted her résumé) a brief summary of a person's qualifications to do something -- typically submitted with an employment applicationIn practice, résumé is often written without the accented e's.
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, résumé can refer to any summary.