I. re ‧ sume 1 /rɪˈzjuːm $ rɪˈzuːm/ BrE AmE verb formal
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: resumer , from Latin resumere , from sumere 'to take' ]
1 . [transitive] to start doing something again after stopping or being interrupted:
She hopes to resume work after the baby is born.
The rebels have resumed hostilities against government troops.
resume doing something
He will resume training as soon as the injury is better.
2 . [intransitive] if an activity or process resumes, it starts again after a pause:
Peace talks will resume tomorrow.
3 . resume your seat/place/position to go back to the seat, place, or position where you were before:
Will the delegates please resume their seats?
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THESAURUS
■ to start doing something
▪ start to begin doing something:
I’m starting a new job next week.
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It’s time we started.
▪ begin to start doing something. Begin is more formal than start , and is used especially in written English:
He began to speak.
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The orchestra began playing.
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Shall we begin?
▪ commence formal to start doing something:
The company will commence drilling next week.
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Work was commenced on the next power station.
▪ get down to something to finally start doing something, especially your work:
Come on, Sam – it’s time you got down to some homework.
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We’d better get down to business.
▪ set off to start a journey:
What time do you have to set off in the morning?
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I usually set off for work at about 8.30.
▪ set out to start a long journey:
The ship set out from Portsmouth on July 12th.
▪ embark on something especially written to start something, especially something new, difficult, or exciting:
The Law Society has embarked on a major programme of reform.
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Jamaica was embarking on a decade of musical creativity.
▪ resume formal to start doing something again after stopping it or being interrupted:
Normal train services will be resumed on April 5th.
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Trade was resumed after the end of the war.
▪ get cracking informal to start doing something or going somewhere:
I think we should get cracking straightaway.
II. re ‧ su ‧ me 2 BrE AmE , résumé /ˈrezjʊmeɪ, ˈreɪ- $ ˌrezʊˈmeɪ/ noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: past participle of résumer ; ⇨ ↑ resume ]
1 . a short account of something such as an article or speech which gives the main points but no details SYN summary :
a brief résumé of the day’s events
2 . American English a short written account of your education and your previous jobs that you send to an employer when you are looking for a new job SYN CV British English