Word
primed
US/ˈpɹaɪmd/
UK/pɹˈaɪmd/
Definition
adj. to be completely ready for something to happen or to be prepared to take action. You are in the right state or position to start immediately.
adj. prepared for a specific activity or situation; in a state of readiness for immediate action. Often used predicatively following a linking verb.
Examples
“The team is primed and ready for the big game.”
“After weeks of intense training, the athletes were primed to break the world record.”
“The central bank's recent policy shifts have left the market primed for a sudden surge in investment once interest rates begin their projected decline.”
Examples
simple
“The team is primed and ready for the big game.”
contextual
“After weeks of intense training, the athletes were primed to break the world record.”
complex
“The central bank's recent policy shifts have left the market primed for a sudden surge in investment once interest rates begin their projected decline.”
Usage
Commonly followed by the preposition 'for' or a to-infinitive. Often appears after linking verbs like 'be', 'feel', or 'seem'.
Real-World Examples
“They then replicated their observational findings with an experiment that showed that social media users who were primed to be unique posted more negative comments than users who were primed to conform.” “While the outputs were primed to return something that looked like ΦX174, they literally could be anything—from near-carbon-copies of the normal virus to sequences that are only vaguely viral.” Scan code
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