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   What does it mean if someone is poised?

   • 1. If a part of your body is poised, it is completely still but ready to move at any moment. [...] 2. If someone is poised to do something, they are ready to take action at any moment. [...] 3. If you are poised, you are calm, dignified, and self-controlled. [...] • ready, waiting, prepared, standing by [...]

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   When was the adjective poised first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective poised is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for poised is from 1596, in the writing of Francis Sabie, poet. poised is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: poise v., ‑ed suffix1, poise n.1, ‑ed suffix2.

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   What does it mean if a part of your body is poised?

   • If a part of your body is poised, it is completely still but ready to move at any moment. He studied the keyboard carefully, one finger poised. 2 meanings: 1. self-possessed; dignified; exhibiting composure 2. balanced and prepared for action.... Click for more definitions.

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   What does poise mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! POISE definition: 1. calm confidence in a person's way of behaving, or a quality of grace (= moving in an attractive…. Learn more.

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   How many meanings does the verb poise have?

   • There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb poise, ten of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the verb poise? How is the verb poise pronounced? Where does the verb poise come from?

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   What is the relationship between poised and able to carry out?

   • Being poised and being able to carry them out are different matters. The central relationship of the poem is apparently unresolved, poised between anchored commitment and undone moorings. They were now poised for the final showdown.

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   ready to move, or prepared and waiting for something to happen: The lion was poised to strike. poised adjective (CONFIDENT) calm and confident: Angela is a polite, poised young woman. (Definition of poised from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) poised | Business English. adjective.

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     POISED meaning: 1. If an object or a part of your body is...

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   If someone is poised to do something, they are ready to take action at any moment. Britain was poised to fly medical staff to the country at short notice. U.S. forces are poised for a massive air, land and sea assault.

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   Definitions of 'poised' 1. If a part of your body is poised, it is completely still but ready to move at any moment. [...] 2. If someone is poised to do something, they are ready to take action at any moment. [...] 3. If you are poised, you are calm, dignified, and self-controlled. [...] More. Synonyms of 'poised'

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   The earliest known use of the verb poise is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for poise is from 1389.

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   A complete guide to the word "POISE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   calm confidence in a person's way of behaving, or a quality of grace (= moving in an attractive way) and balance in the way a person holds or moves their body: He looked embarrassed for a moment, then quickly regained his poise. Her confidence and poise show that she is a top model. Synonyms.

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   The earliest known use of the adjective poised is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for poised is from 1596, in the writing of Francis Sabie, poet. poised is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: poise v., ‑ed suffix1, poise n.1, ‑ed suffix2. See etymology.