resume résumé

re·sume

[rɪˈzjuːm]

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VERB

resume (verb) · resumes (third person present) · resumed (past tense) · resumed (past participle) · resuming (present participle)

begin again or continue after a pause or interruption:

"a day later normal service was resumed" · "the talks resumed in April"

begin speaking again after a pause or interruption:

"he sipped at the glass of water and then resumed"

take or put on again: 

ré·sumé

[ˈrɛzjʊmeɪ]

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NOUN

résumé (noun) · résumés (plural noun)

a summary:

"I gave him a quick résumé of events"

NORTH AMERICAN

a brief account of a person's education, qualifications, and previous occupations, typically sent with a job application; a CV.

ORIGIN

late 18th century: French, literally ‘resumed’, past participle (used as a noun) of résumer.