Resume meaning

What does “resume” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“resume” is a noun and verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: short descriptive summary (of events).

resume

noun

short descriptive summary (of events)
Synonymssketch survey
a summary of your academic and work history
Synonymscurriculum vitae CV

verb

take up or begin anew
“We resumed the negotiations”
Synonymsrestart re-start
return to a previous location or condition
“The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it”
Synonymstake up
assume anew
“resume a title”
“resume an office”
give a summary (of)
“he summed up his results”
“I will now summarize”
Synonymssum up summarize summarise

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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