All 3 Uses of
resume
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- Then she turned back to the Store and resumed, "Glory, glory, hallelujah, when I lay my burden down."†
p. 33.9 *resumed = began again
- When the spring classes began, I resumed my commitment with formal education.†
p. 270.7
- He never waited to hear my answer, which was "Yes, sir," before he'd resume his conversation with Bailey.†
p. 57.7
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.