Resume

//ɹɪˈzjuːm// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A summary or synopsis.

    "He had scanned the resumé of the three previous instalments, and was abut to commence the story[.]"

  2. 2
    a summary of your academic and work history wordnet
  3. 3
    A summary or account of education and employment experiences and qualifications; a curriculum vitae (often for presentation to a potential future employer when applying for a job). Australia, Canada, Philippines, US
  4. 4
    short descriptive summary (of events) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To take back possession of (something) archaic, transitive

    "Ladies and gentlemen, please resume your seats."

  2. 2
    take up or begin anew wordnet
  3. 3
    To summarise. archaic, transitive

    "He […] used to say that each separate death had taught him something new about death, and that he was going to resume this knowledge in a philosophic essay about dying."

  4. 4
    return to a previous location or condition wordnet
  5. 5
    To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. transitive

    "We will resume this discussion tomorrow at nine."

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  1. 6
    give a summary (of) wordnet
  2. 7
    To start again after an interruption or pause. intransitive

    "Normal service has resumed."

  3. 8
    assume anew wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman resumer, Middle French resumer, from Latin resumere, from re- + sumere (“to take”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French résumé, past participle of résumer (“to summarize”), from Latin resūmere (“to take back”); compare resume.

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