Resume (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), re·sumed, re·sum·ing.
  1. to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue: to resume a journey.
  2. to take or occupy again: to resume one's seat.
  3. to take or assume use or practice of again: to resume her maiden name.
  4. to take back: to resume the title to a property.
verb (used without object), re·sumed, re·sum·ing.
  1. to go on or continue after interruption: The dancing is about to resume.
  2. to begin again.
noun
  1. a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job.
  2. a summing up; summary.
verb
  1. to begin again or go on with (something adjourned or interrupted)
  2. to occupy again, take back, or recover
  3. to assume (a title, office, etc) again
  4. to summarize; make a résumé of
noun
  1. a short descriptive summary, as of events
  2. US and Canadian another name for curriculum vitae
Resume (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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