poised

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔɪzd/

Adjective

poised (comparative more poised, superlative most poised)

Possessing poise, having self-confidence.
Ready, prepared.
He stood there, poised to act, and then suddenly he drew his gun in a smooth arc.
- 2011 September 29, Tom Rostance, “Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas”, in BBC Sport‎:
  A free-kick from Matthew Etherington caused more confusion on the stroke of half-time but Mehmet Aurelio was able to hook the ball clear with Cameron Jerome poised to strike.

Translations

Possessing poise, having self-confidence

Finnish: itsevarma (fi)
German: im Gleichgewicht, selbstsicher (de)

Italian: composto (it) m

Ready, prepared

Finnish: valmis (fi)
French: prêt (fr) m, prête (fr) f, prêts (fr) m pl, prêtes (fr) f pl
German: bereit (de)
Italian: pronto (it) m

Norwegian: tilbøyelig
Spanish: listo (es)
Swedish: beredd (sv), redo (sv)

Verb

poised

simple past tense and past participle of poise

Anagrams

posied

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