How to pronounce poised in American English
“poised” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to poised the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “poised” in: all accents · British English (36 clips)
“poised” in real sentences — American speakers
512 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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I think government economists agree is poised to grow and poised to create jobs,
The Obama White House
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poised to reach this population.
NIH
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They are poised to do so.
State Department
Words that sound like “poised”
Words one sound away from poised — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “poised”
Why real speech
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