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poised

/pɔɪzd/ /pɔɪzd/
adjective
  1. 1
    kendinden emin, soğukkanlı

    Calm, confident and in control of oneself.

    • She seemed poised and relaxed during the job interview.
      İş görüşmesi boyunca kendinden emin ve rahat görünüyordu.
    • For a sixteen-year-old, he was very poised in front of the cameras.
      On altı yaşında biri için kameraların önünde çok soğukkanlıydı.
  2. 2
    (bir şeye) hazır, eşiğinde

    Ready to do something, or likely to happen very soon.

    • The company is poised to expand into new markets.
      Şirket, yeni pazarlara açılmaya hazır durumda.
    • The team is poised for its first win of the season.
      Takım, sezonun ilk galibiyetinin eşiğinde.
  3. 3
    dengede duran

    Holding a position steadily, ready to move.

    • She stood poised at the top of the diving board.
      Atlama tahtasının tepesinde dengede durarak bekledi.
    • The bird was poised on the edge of the roof.
      Kuş çatının kenarında dengede duruyordu.

Synonyms

Antonyms

nervousflustered

Collocations

poised to actpoised for actionpoised on the edgepoised and ready