resume

  1. Verb.  (context, now) To take back possession of (something). (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  2. Verb.  (context, now) To summarise. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  3. Verb.  To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  4. Noun.  (US) A summary of education and employment experience.

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