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It’s unclear to me what you are seeking confirmation of. To be ‘poised to’ do something, you are both ready and prepared; however, you might be waiting for a deer to expose its neck. ‘About to’ do something does not necessarily imply preparation or readiness; because you might simply be about to open the door.
- It’s unclear to me what you are seeking confirmation of.
- To be ‘poised to’ do something, you are both ready and prepared; however, you might be waiting for a deer to expose its neck.
- ‘About to’ do something does not necessarily imply preparation or readiness; because you might simply be about to open the door.
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It’s unclear to me what you are seeking confirmation of.
To be ‘poised to’ do something, you are both ready and prepared; however, you might be waiting for a deer to expose its neck. ‘About to’ do something does not necessarily imply preparation or readiness; because you might simply be about to open the door.
To be ‘poised to’ do something, you are both ready and prepared; however, you might be waiting for a deer to expose its neck. ‘About to’ do something does not necessarily imply preparation or readiness; because you might simply be about to open the door.
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I want confirmation of the precise meaning of Be poised to, what a native speaker would understand.
In Spanish we have Listo para (Ready to do something) and A punto de (About to do something).
They are two different expressions meaning different things and I was wondering if, as it is sometimes
the case, Poised to covered both meanings depending on the context or just one o
In Spanish we have Listo para (Ready to do something) and A punto de (About to do something).
They are two different expressions meaning different things and I was wondering if, as it is sometimes
the case, Poised to covered both meanings depending on the context or just one o
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When a race is about to start, the contestants are ‘under the gun’ (whether it is a swimming event or a track event). The starter takes them from Ready to Set to Go. I would say that “Ready” is a few seconds different than “Set” and that Poised would be the same as Set. However, “Are you ready to go?” is much more common in native English than “Are you poised?”
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