resume

Resume means to take or get something back or to begin something again. (verb)

An example of resume is a play starting again after an intermission.

A resume is a summary of educational or work experience. (noun)

An example of resume is a summary of qualifications and experience prepared to give to a potential employer.

See resume in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb resumed, resuming

1. to take, get, or occupy again: to resume one's seat
2. to take back or take on again: to resume a former name
to begin again or go on with again after interruption: to resume a conversation
to summarize or make a résumé of

intransitive verb

to begin again or go on again after interruption

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See resume in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(rĭ-zo͞omˈ)

verb re·sumed, re·sum·ing, re·sumes

verb, transitive

verb, intransitive

To begin again or continue after interruption.

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or re·su·me or ré·su·mé (rĕzˈo͝o-māˌ, rĕzˌo͝o-māˈ)

noun

A brief account of one's professional or work experience and qualifications, often submitted with an employment application.
A summary: a resumé of the facts of the case.

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