Summarize vs Resume - What's the Difference?

Resume

Summarize

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • a summary of your academic and work history
  • short descriptive summary (of events)
Definition as Noun
Definition as Verb
  • assume anew
  • take up or begin anew
  • give a summary (of)
  • return to a previous location or condition
Definition as Verb
  • give a summary (of)
  • be a summary of

Examples

  • "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"
  • "We resumed the negotiations"
  • "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
  • "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
  • "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
  • "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Verb