verb (resumed; resuming) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French resumer, from Latin resumere, from re- + sumere to take up, take — more at consume transitive verb 1. to assume or take again; reoccupy Example: resumed his seat by the fire — Thomas Hardy 2. to return to or begin again after interruption Example: resumed her work 3. to take back to oneself 4. to pick up again 5. reiterate, summarize intransitive verb to begin again something interrupted
noun see résumé
or resume; also resumé noun Etymology: French résumé, from past participle of résumer to resume, summarize, from Middle French resumer 1. summary 2. curriculum vitae 3. a set of accomplishments Example: a musical résumé