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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley