poised to do



poised to do something

ready to do something; in the right position to do something. The cat is poised to jump on the mouse. The army is poised to attack at dawn.
See also: poised

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
'Ofrah-Biblical Hebrew
Lauraine-English (Rare)
Milka (2)-Biblical
Zeno-Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
MĂDĂLina-Romanian
Fortunata-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman