resume

Verb

resume (third-person singular simple present resumes, present participle resuming, simple past and past participle resumed)

1. (archaic, transitive) To take back possession of (something)
   • Ladies and gentlemen, please resume your seats.
   • As to the advice you give, to resume my estate, I am determined not to litigate with my father, let what will be the consequence to myself.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXVIII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...

   Synonyms:

   regain

2. (archaic, transitive) To summarise.
   • He […] used to say that each separate death had taught him something new about death, and that he was going to resume this knowledge in a philosophic essay about dying.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 36
3. (transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on.
   • We will resume this discussion tomorrow at nine.
   • No man wiſhed more for the high establiſhment of the Royal Family than he did ; but he thought the Prince would do himſelf more honour by giving up the trappings of royalty at this moment, than by reſuming them.1803, William Woodfall et al., The Parliamentary Register; or an Impartial Report of the Debates that have occurred in the Two Houses of Parliament, volume 2, page 167

   Antonyms:

   suspend

4. (intransitive) To start again after an interruption or pause.
   • Normal service has resumed.
   • Before operations resume, a reduced bond shall be increased to the amount of a full1991, The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America, 43 CFR 5451.4, Office of the Federal Register, page 68.

Noun

UK/ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/US/ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/

resume (plural resumes)

1. A summary or synopsis.
   • He had scanned the resumé of the three previous instalments, and was abut to commence the story[.]1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XI, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 119

   Synonyms:

   précis

2. (Australia, Canada, US) A summary or account of education and employment experiences and qualifications; a curriculum vitae (often for presentation to a potential future employer when applying for a job).

   Synonyms:

   curriculum vitae, CV