Definitions for resume

Overview of noun resume

The noun resume has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (4) sketch, survey, resume

(short descriptive summary (of events))

2. curriculum vitae, CV, resume

(a summary of your academic and work history)

Overview of verb resume

The verb resume has 4 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (17) resume, restart, re-start

(take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations")

2. (5) resume, take up

(return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it")

3. (4) resume

(assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties")

4. sum up, summarize, summarise, resume

(give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize")