re st room (rest rooms ) also restroom N‑COUNT In a restaurant, theatre, or other public place, a rest room is a room with a toilet for customers to use. [AM ] in BRIT, usually use toilet
re|struc|ture /riː strʌ ktʃə r / (restructures , restructuring , restructured ) VERB To restructure an organization or system means to change the way it is organized, usually in order to make it work more effectively. □ [V n] He has a wide range of business experience and helped me with restructuring the company. [Also V ] ● re|struc|tur|ing (restructurings ) N‑VAR □ 1,520 workers were laid off as part of a restructuring.
re st stop (rest stops )
1 N‑COUNT On a long journey by road, a rest stop is a short period when you stop and leave your vehicle, for example to eat or go to the toilet.
2 N‑COUNT A rest stop is a place beside a motorway or freeway where you can buy petrol and other things, or have a meal. [mainly AM ] in BRIT, use services
re|sult ◆◆◆ /r I zʌ lt/ (results , resulting , resulted )
1 N‑COUNT [oft as a N ] A result is something that happens or exists because of something else that has happened. □ Compensation is available for people who developed asthma as a direct result of their work.
2 VERB If something results in a particular situation or event, it causes that situation or event to happen. □ [V + in ] Fifty per cent of road accidents result in head injuries.
3 VERB If something results from a particular event or action, it is caused by that event or action. □ [V + from ] Many hair problems result from what you eat. □ [V ] Ignore the early warnings and illness could result.
4 N‑COUNT A result is the situation that exists at the end of a contest. □ The final election results will be announced on Friday.
5 N‑COUNT A result is the number that you get when you do a calculation. □ They found their computers producing different results from exactly the same calculation.
6 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Your results are the marks or grades that you get for examinations you have taken. [mainly BRIT ] □ Kate's exam results were excellent. in AM, usually use scores
re|sult|ant /r I zʌ ltənt/ ADJ [ADJ n] Resultant means caused by the event just mentioned. [FORMAL ] □ At least a quarter of a million people have died in the fighting and the resultant famines.
ré|su|mé /re zjʊme I , [AM ] -zʊm-/ (résumés ) also resumé
1 N‑COUNT A résumé is a short account, either spoken or written, of something that has happened or that someone has said or written. □ I will leave with you a resumé of his most recent speech.
2 N‑COUNT Your résumé is a brief account of your personal details, your education, and the jobs you have had. You are often asked to send a résumé when you are applying for a job. [mainly AM ] in BRIT, usually use curriculum vitae
re|sume ◆◇◇ /r I zjuː m, [AM ] -zuː m/ (resumes , resuming , resumed )
1 VERB If you resume an activity or if it resumes , it begins again. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] After the war he resumed his duties at Emmanuel College. □ [V ] The search is expected to resume early today. ● re|sump|tion /r I zʌ mpʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] It is premature to speculate about the resumption of negotiations.
2 VERB If you resume your seat or position, you return to the seat or position you were in before you moved. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] 'I changed my mind,' Blanche said, resuming her seat.
3 VERB If someone resumes , they begin speaking again after they have stopped for a short time. [WRITTEN ] □ [V with quote] 'Hey, Judith,' he resumed, 'tell me all about yourself.' SYNONYMS resume VERB 1
continue: I went up to my room to continue with my packing.
restart: The trial will restart today with a new jury.
carry on: Rachael Carr intends to carry on teaching.
re|sur|face /riː sɜː r f I s/ (resurfaces , resurfacing , resurfaced )
1 VERB If something such as an idea or problem resurfaces , it becomes important or noticeable again. □ [V ] These ideas resurfaced again in the American civil rights movement.
2 VERB If someone who has not been seen for a long time resurfaces , they suddenly appear again. [INFORMAL ] □ [V ] They went into hiding for a few weeks, and resurfaced when the publicity had died down.
3 VERB If someone or something that has been under water resurfaces , they come back to the surface of the water again. □ [V ] George struggled wildly, going under and resurfacing at regular intervals.
4 VERB To resurface something such as a road means to put a new surface on it. □ [V n] Meanwhile the race is on to resurface the road before next Wednesday.
re|sur|gence /r I sɜː r dʒ ə ns/ N‑SING If there is a resurgence of an attitude or activity, it reappears and grows. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] Police say criminals are behind the resurgence of violence.
re|sur|gent /r I sɜː r dʒ ə nt/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use resurgent to say that something is becoming stronger and more popular after a period when it has been weak and unimportant. [FORMAL ] □ …the threat from the resurgent nationalist movement.
res|ur|rect /re zəre kt/ (resurrects , resurrecting , resurrected ) VERB If you resurrect something, you cause it to exist again after it had disappeared or ended. □ [V n] Attempts to resurrect the ceasefire have already failed once. ● res|ur|rec|tion /re zəre kʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] This is a resurrection of an old story from the mid-70s.