/ Dictionary / Index R resume: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: re•sume Pronunciation: (ri-zm'), [key] — v., -sumed, -sum•ing. —v.t. to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue: to resume a journey. to take or occupy again: to resume one's seat. to take or assume use or practice of again: to resume her maiden name. to take back: to resume the title to a property. —v.i. to go on or continue after interruption: The dancing is about to resume. to begin again. re•su•me Pronunciation: (rez'oo-mā", rez"oo-mā'), [key] — n. résumé. ré•su•mé Pronunciation: (rez'oo-mā", rez"oo-mā'), [key] — n. a summing up; summary. a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: resume (Thesaurus) resultingly resumption Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language