India is poised to surpass China and become the world's most populous country.
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Poised
//pɔɪzd//
Synonyms for "poised" (83 found)
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3 entriesTranslations
41 translations across 13 languages.
Arabic
4 entries- تَوَازُن adj (balanced, in position, equilibrium)
- جَاهِز adj (ready, prepared)
- مُتَأَهَّب adj (ready, prepared)
- ّمُسْتَعِدّ adj (ready, prepared)
Dutch
2 entries- bereid adj (ready, prepared)
- zelfverzekerd adj (possessing poise, having self-confidence)
Finnish
2 entries- itsevarma adj (possessing poise, having self-confidence)
- valmis adj (ready, prepared)
French
1 entries- prêt adj (ready, prepared)
German
4 entries- ausbalanciert adj (balanced, in position, equilibrium)
- bereit adj (ready, prepared)
- das Gleichgewicht haltend adj (balanced, in position, equilibrium)
- im Gleichgewicht adj (possessing poise, having self-confidence)
Hungarian
4 entries- higgadt adj (possessing poise, having self-confidence)
- józan adj (possessing poise, having self-confidence)
- kész adj (ready, prepared)
- készen adj (ready, prepared)
Italian
2 entries- composto adj (possessing poise, having self-confidence)
- pronto adj (ready, prepared)
Norwegian
1 entries- tilbøyelig adj (ready, prepared)
Romanian
4 entries- cumpănit adj (balanced, in position, equilibrium)
- gata adj (ready, prepared)
- pregătit adj (ready, prepared)
- încrezător adj (possessing poise, having self-confidence)
Russian
1 entries- равнове́сный adj (balanced, in position, equilibrium)
Spanish
4 entries- aparejado adj (ready, prepared)
- aprestado adj (ready, prepared)
- listo adj (ready, prepared)
- listoco adj (ready, prepared)
Swedish
2 entries- beredd adj (ready, prepared)
- redo adj (ready, prepared)
Ukrainian
4 entries- врівноважений adj (possessing poise, having self-confidence)
- готовий adj (ready, prepared)
- збалансований adj (balanced, in position, equilibrium)
- зрівноважений adj (balanced, in position, equilibrium)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
He seems poised to do something horrible.
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On the summit, hard and clear like an equestrian statue upon its pedestal, was a mounted soldier, dark and stern, his rifle poised ready over his forearm.
Source: tatoeba (6606598)
If you think online sales are poised to take over in-store purchases anytime soon, think again.
Source: tatoeba (8383512)
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