Associations to the word «Resume»

Wiktionary

RÉSUMÉ, noun. A summary or synopsis. [from 18th c.]
RÉSUMÉ, noun. (chiefly North America) (Australia) A curriculum vitae; an account of one’s employment history and qualifications (often for presentation to a potential future employer when applying for a job). [from 20th c.]
RESUME, verb. (now rare) To take back possession of (something). [from 15th c.]
RESUME, verb. (now rare) To summarise. [from 15th c.]
RESUME, verb. To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. [from 15th c.]
RESUME, noun. (US) A summary of education and employment experience.
RESUMÉ, noun. A summary of education and employment experience.

Dictionary definition

RESUME, noun. Short descriptive summary (of events).
RESUME, noun. A summary of your academic and work history.
RESUME, verb. Take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations".
RESUME, verb. Return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it".
RESUME, verb. Assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties".
RESUME, verb. Give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King