Decision-Making Verbs
Resume: to continue or start again after a pause.
After a short interruption, our work resumed and we worked for another hour.
Work on the project resumed once we passed the safety inspection.
The project has been postponed, and we won't resume work until we receive the next payment.
Interrupt: to stop something in progress.
I hate to be interrupted when I'm working, but sometimes it's necessary.
It's difficult to have a conversation with her because she always interrupts.
Be careful not to interrupt the boss when he's speaking.
Reconsider: to reassess or think again about changing something.
I was planning to vote against him, but after hearing him speak, I'm going to reconsider.
I didn't want to hire her at first, but then I reconsidered and offered her the job.
I'm glad I reconsidered your plan because it's turning out to be a big success.
Conclude: to reach a decision; to end something or summarize the main points.
To conclude my presentation, here is a summary of my recommendations.
After hearing arguments for and against the project, we have reached a conclusion.
We have concluded that there are too many risks, so we're going to cancel the project.
Anticipate: to think in advance; to predict what's ahead.
I won the game because it was easy to anticipate my opponent's next move.
He tried to anticipate what we were going to do, but he was completely wrong, so he lost.
Even though he tried to anticipate our attack, we were able to overwhelm his defenses.
I'm trying hard to concentrate, so please don't interrupt me.
Are you sure you won't reconsider your decision?
I'm sorry to interrupt, but I think we need to focus on the main problem.
Their sales revenues were much less than they anticipated, so they ran out of money.
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