resume
verb
[ rɪˈzjuːm ]
• begin again or continue after a pause or interruption.
• "a day later normal service was resumed"
Similar:
restart,
recommence,
begin again,
start again,
reopen,
take up again,
renew,
reinstitute,
return to,
continue with,
carry on with,
proceed with,
go on with,
push on with,
pick up where one left off,
come back to,
reoccupy,
occupy again,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French resumer or Latin resumere, from re- ‘back’ + sumere ‘take’.
résumé
noun
• a summary.
• "I gave him a quick résumé of events"
Similar:
summary,
precis,
synopsis,
abstract,
outline,
summarization,
summation,
abridgement,
digest,
condensation,
abbreviation,
survey,
overview,
rundown,
run-through,
review,
sketch,
tour d'horizon,
wrap-up,
headnote,
brief,
conspectus,
summa,
epitome,
compendium,
• a brief account of a person's education, qualifications, and previous occupations, typically sent with a job application; a CV.
Origin:
early 19th century: French, literally ‘resumed’, past participle (used as a noun) of résumer .
