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- Dictionarypoised/pɔɪzd/
adjective
- 1. having a composed and self-assured manner: "not every day you saw that poised, competent kid distressed"
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POISED definition: 1. If an object or a part of your body is poised, it is completely still but ready to move at any…. Learn more.
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.
: marked by easy composure of manner or bearing. Examples of poised in a Sentence. The actors were poised on the stage, ready for the curtain to come up. She held the pencil poised over the paper. The company is poised for success. She seemed poised to take on the leadership of the country. See More.
The meaning of POISE is balance; especially : to hold or carry in equilibrium. How to use poise in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Poise.
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.
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. [ + for] Synonyms: ready, waiting, prepared, standing by More Synonyms of poised.
adjective. (of a person) composed, dignified, and self-assured. being in balance or equilibrium: a ball poised on the nose of a seal. teetering or wavering: to be poised on the brink of disaster. hovering or suspended in or as in midair: a bird poised in flight; a helicopter poised overhead.
Poise definition: a dignified, self-confident manner or bearing; composure; self-possession. See examples of POISE used in a sentence.
Definition of poised adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define poised. poised synonyms, poised pronunciation, poised translation, English dictionary definition of poised. adj. 1. Assured; composed. 2. Held balanced or steady in readiness: stood poised for the jump. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...
