Resume vs. Recap — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Resume and Recap
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Resume
Begin again or continue after a pause or interruption
A day later normal service was resumed
The talks resumed in April
Recap
To replace a cap or caplike covering on
Recapped the bottle.
Resume
A summary
I gave him a quick résumé of events
Recap
To restore (a used tire of a motor vehicle) to usable condition by bonding new rubber onto the worn tread and lateral surface.
Resume
Another term for curriculum vitae
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Recap
To recapitulate
Recapped the headlines at the end of the news broadcast.
Recapped her favorite reality show on her blog.
Resume
A brief account of one's professional or work experience and qualifications, often submitted with an employment application.
Recap
A tire that has been recapped.
Resume
A summary
A résumé of the facts of the case.
Recap
A summary or recapitulation, as of a news report, sports contest, or television show.
Resume
To begin or take up again after interruption
Resumed our dinner.
Recap
To seal (something) again with a cap.
Resume
To assume, take, or occupy again
The dog resumed its post by the door.
Recap
To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing a new outer portion. (US English only - Retread in UK English)
Resume
To take on or take back again
Resumed my original name.
Recap
To recapitulate.
Resume
To begin again or continue after interruption.
Recap
A tire that has had new tread glued on.
Resume
To take back possession of (something).
Recap
A recapitulation.
Resume
To summarise.
Recap
A leveraged recapitalization accomplished by increasing the debt to equity ratio.
Resume
(transitive) To start (something) again that has been stopped or paused from the point at which it was stopped or paused; continue, carry on.
We will resume this discussion tomorrow at nine.
Recap
A summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
Resume
(intransitive) To start again after an interruption or pause.
Normal service has resumed.
Recap
A used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
Resume
A summary or synopsis.
Recap
Summarize briefly;
Let's recapitulate the main ideas
Resume
A summary or account of education and employment experiences and qualifications; a curriculum vitae (often for presentation to a potential future employer when applying for a job).
Resume
A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief recapitulation.
The exellent little résumé thereof in Dr. Landsborough's book.
Resume
To take back.
The sun, like this, from which our sight we have,Gazed on too long, resumes the light he gave.
Perhaps God will resume the blessing he has bestowed ere he attains the age of manhood.
Resume
To enter upon, or take up again.
Reason resumed her place, and Passion fled.
Resume
To begin again; to recommence, as something which has been interrupted; as, to resume an argument or discourse.
Resume
Short descriptive summary (of events)
Resume
A summary of your academic and work history
Resume
Take up or begin anew;
We resumed the negotiations
Resume
Return to a previous location or condition;
The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it
Resume
Assume anew;
Resume a title
Resume an office
Resume one's duties
Resume
Give a summary (of);
He summed up his results
I will now summarize
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