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Meanings of primed in anglès

(Usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed.

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Examples for "set"
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Also read: 'Mandela Fridays' set to become a reality across South Africa
The South African
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He will 'attempt' to set up a 'committee' to 'study' the matter.
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
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Russia is also set to help build Turkey's first nuclear power plant.
Reuters
4
Personal debt levels are what set Ireland apart in this financial crisis.
The Irish Times
5
A euro zone budget would set exactly the wrong incentives, Lambsdorff said.
Reuters
1
They deserve modern, fit-for-purpose facilities that support high quality services, he said.
Radio NZ
2
His answer was simple: Your values alignment and fit within our culture.
Ebony
3
They also raised the issue of where victims fit into the process.
Radio NZ
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He had asked questions about whether current laws were fit for purpose.
News.com.au
5
Photo: Supplied Navi says it's a good fit for the corporate market.
Radio NZ
Usage of primed in anglès
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Paradee presents third up and looks primed to turn the result around.
News.com.au
2
In 2005, a generation primed for action got the politics of delusion.
The Guardian
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From Detroit to Dallas, even the oil establishment is primed for change.
Wired
4
If a primed cache is less likely, inlining becomes a better choice.
High performance web sites
5
THEY have the perfect blank canvas: ripped bodies primed for peak performance.
News.com.au
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She clearly wasn't in the best of moods or primed for conversation.
Nano
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That suggests Hekla is primed to go off in the near future.
The Irish Times
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I can get primed and ready to climb on the coldest days.
Climbing Magazine
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The orator speaks to masses of individuals, already well primed with herd-poison.
Brave new world revisited
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The guards primed their weapons and distant gunfire reverberated in the hallway.
Book Three: The Final Exodus
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It felt like an explosive, primed to go off at any moment.
The last testament
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These newly recruited T cells are phenotypically distinct from those primed earlier.
Pubmed
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I primed the syringe and pushed the antibiotics into the IV line.
Turn coat
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Mackenzie did not stir, but ordered fusees primed and the canoe gummed.
Pathfinders of the West / Being the Thrilling Story of the Adven...
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Cipriani is primed to reignite England's backline in partnership with Owen Farrell.
The South African
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The day is also primed for some warm moments in romance too!
The South African
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Primed through the time
Primed across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common