Resume Definition & Meaning
resume
- noun
- short descriptive summary (of events)
- a summary of your academic and work history
- verb
- take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"
- return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
- assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"
- give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
"Resume" in song lyrics
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"To eight million copies on my resume"
Ali f/ Murphey Lee — Boughetto -
"altars are cool for my inner urge to resume"
Arrested Development — Kneelin' At My Altar -
"No affiliation wid nothing on ya resume"
Big Syke — Be Yo Self
Words that rhyme with resume
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- What does resume mean?
- short descriptive summary (of events) a summary of your academic and work history take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations" return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it" assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties" give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
- What part of speech is resume?
- Resume is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does resume have?
- Resume has 6 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).