# resume

Pronunciation: US say "REZ-uh-may" /ˈɹɛz.ə.meɪ/; UK say "REZ-yuu-may" /ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/

## Noun

1. A summary of a person's education, work experience, and qualifications, usually prepared for a potential employer when applying for a job. *(Australia, Canada, Philippines, US)*
   - Simple: A short written list of your education, work history, and skills you give to an employer when looking for a job.
   - _He tailored his resume to highlight the experience most relevant to the position._
   - _Recruiters often spend less than a minute scanning each resume._
4. A summary or synopsis of something, giving its main points in brief.
   - Simple: A short description that gives the main points of something longer.
   - _He opened the lecture with a brief resume of the previous session._
   - _The article includes a resume of the committee's main recommendations._

## Verb

Pronunciation: US say "ri-ZOOM" /ɹɪˈzum/; UK say "ri-ZYOOM" /ɹɪˈzjuːm/

2. To begin something again, from the point at which it was stopped or paused, and carry it on.
   - Simple: To start something again from the point where it stopped.
   - _The pilot resumed the descent once the storm had passed._
   - _We will resume negotiations after both sides have reviewed the proposal._
3. To begin again following an interruption or pause.
   - Simple: To start again after a stop or break.
   - _Normal service resumed once the power came back on._
   - _Trading will resume when markets open on Monday._

## Verb

Pronunciation: US say "ri-ZOOM" /ɹɪˈzum/; UK say "ri-ZYOOM" /ɹɪˈzjuːm/

5. To summarize something, presenting its substance in condensed form. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To give a short account of something, telling only the main points.
   - _The clerk resumed the lengthy testimony in three short sentences._
   - _Allow me to resume the evidence before the jury retires._
6. To take back possession of something previously granted or held. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To take back something that you owned or gave away before.
   - _The crown moved to resume the estates once held by the rebel lords._
   - _Parliament resumed the grants of land that had been wrongfully distributed._

## Origin

**Meanings 2–3, 5–6** — From Anglo-Norman resumer and Middle French resumer, from Latin resumere, formed from re- plus sumere ('to take').
**Meanings 1, 4** — Borrowed from French résumé, the past participle of résumer ('to summarize'), from Latin resūmere ('to take back').

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/resume (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).