resume meaning and definition

RESUME noun

Definition of resume (noun)

1. short descriptive summary (of events)
   • synonyms: sketch, survey
2. a summary of your academic and work history
   • synonyms: curriculum vitae, CV

RESUME verb

Definition of resume (verb)

1. take up or begin anew
   • "We resumed the negotiations"
   • synonyms: restart, re-start
2. return to a previous location or condition
   • "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
   • synonyms: take up
3. assume anew
   • "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"
4. give a summary (of)
   • "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
   • synonyms: sum up, summarise, summarize