poised

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔɪzd/

Adjective

poised (comparative more poised, superlative most poised)

1. Possessing poise, having self-confidence.
2. 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^[1]:

     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.

3. Balanced, in position, equilibrium
   • 1934 January, Hanson W. Baldwin, “R. M. S Titanic”, in Harper's Magazine‎^[2], page 176:

     The Titanic stands on end, poised briefly for the plunge.

Translations

Possessing poise, having self-confidence

• Finnish: itsevarma (fi)
• German: im Gleichgewicht, selbstsicher (de)
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• Italian: composto (it) m

Ready,prepared

• Arabic: مُتَأَهَّب (mutaʔahhab), ّمُسْتَعِدّ, جَاهِز (jāhiz)
• 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
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• Norwegian: tilbøyelig
• Spanish: listo (es)
• Swedish: beredd (sv), redo (sv)

Balanced, in position, equilibrium

• Arabic: تَوَازُن (tawāzun)
• German: Gleichgewicht (de)
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• Russian: равнове́сие (ru) n (ravnovésije)

Verb

poised

1. simple past and past participle of poise

Anagrams

• posied