poised

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adjective  /p??zd/

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• poise verb

 

1. 1

   about to do or achieve something after preparing for it

   The Rockets appear poised for victory in the championship game.

   Japan was poised to become the biggest foreign investor in Vietnam.

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   Ready or about to do something:

   ready, prepared, poised...

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   1. a.

      waiting in a position where you can make a movement as soon as you need to

      Two guards stood poised with their hands on their guns.

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      Ready or about to do something:

      ready, prepared, poised...

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2. 2

   behaving in a controlled and relaxed way, even in difficult situations

   The shy little girl has grown into a poised young woman.

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   Sensible and reasonable:

   realistic, practical, sensible...

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3. 3

   affected by two things that are opposites

   Rachel appeared to be poised between laughter and tears.

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   Between and among:

   between, among, intermediate...