Definition of "resume" []

To begin or take up again after interruption: resumed our dinner. (verb-transitive)
To assume, take, or occupy again: The dog resumed its post by the door. (verb-transitive)
To take on or take back again: resumed my original name. (verb-transitive)
To begin again or continue after interruption. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "resume" in a sentence

"When applying for any of the ESL jobs posted on the internet, your resume is a piece of you that the employer gets to know of first."
"Always Have a Cover Letter - The cover letter to a resume is a very vital part of getting your resume noticed or to answer any questions within the resume."
"To say that you are indifferent to resume is to say that you would be fine with 9 people with identical resumes."

Words like "resume"

adopt assume bear on carry on

change continue preserve resumed

resumes resuming resumption sum-up

summary take on takeover uphold