résumé
noun/ˈrezjuːmeɪ/
/ˈrezəmeɪ/
- résumé (of something) a short summary or account of something
- a brief résumé of events so far
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- (North American English) (British English curriculum vitae)a written record of your education and the jobs you have done, that you send when you are applying for a job
- Yes, I've read your résumé. Very impressive.
- You can post your résumé on the website free of charge.
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifec1- He padded his résumé in order to appear more experienced.
- I have been building my résumé by interning at various law firms.
- I received an unsolicited résumé from someone asking me to hire him.
- There's still a glaring hole in his résumé.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- impressive
- brief
- short
- …
- pile
- stack
- update
- create
- prepare
- …
- in a résumé
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French resumer or Latin resumere, from re- ‘back’ + sumere ‘take’.
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