resume
- 01 B1 Intermediate
v.to start an activity again after a pause or break.
v.to recommence an activity or process after an interruption or pause. Often used transitively with an object or intransitively.
Simple“The rain stopped, so the players were able to resume the tennis match.”
In context“After a brief adjournment to review the new evidence, the judge ordered the trial to resume the following morning.”
UsageCommonly followed by a noun or a gerund (verb-ing).
- 02 B1 Intermediate
n.a short document describing your education and work history that you send to a company when you want a job.
n.a formal document outlining an individual's professional history, skills, and education, typically submitted for employment purposes.
Simple“He sent his resume to five different companies but hasn't heard back yet.”
In context“The hiring manager spent less than a minute scanning each resume before deciding which candidates to invite for an initial interview.”
Teacher's tipIn British English, 'CV' is much more common, whereas 'resume' is the standard term in the United States and Canada.
PitfallI need to update my resume's. I need to update my resume.The word 'resume' is a countable noun; do not add an apostrophe unless you are showing possession.
SynonymsCVcurriculum vitae - 03 C1 Advanced
n.a short description that gives the main facts or ideas about something.
n.a brief summary or synopsis of a larger work or situation.
Simple“The book ends with a brief resume of the main characters' lives.”
In context“The final chapter provides a concise resume of the experimental findings, linking them back to the original hypothesis proposed in the introduction.”
resume vs résumé/CV — Resume is the verb for starting again; résumé or CV is the document for job applications.
resume vs — Résumé = CV; resume = begin again. In modern English, context and formatting usually distinguish them.
“In fact it only pauses such processes, which resume if the person is re-elected.”
“Retro collections are started, or resumed; jewel-cases of PS1 classics or cardboard boxes with SNES or Mega Drive games have started to colonise the living-room shelves.”
From Anglo-Norman resumer, Middle French resumer, from Latin resumere, from re- + sumere (“to take”).
Borrowed from French résumé, past participle of résumer (“to summarize”), from Latin resūmere (“to take back”); compare resume.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.