# primed

Pronunciation: say "PRYMD" /pɹaɪmd/

## Adjective

1. Made ready for use or action; fully prepared to perform or respond.
   - Simple: Made ready to be used or to act right away.
   - _After weeks of rehearsal, the cast was primed for opening night._
   - _The new recruits arrived primed for their first day of training._
3. Getting close to being drunk; feeling the early effects of alcohol. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Starting to feel drunk after drinking alcohol.
   - _Half the wedding guests were primed before the speeches even began._
   - _He arrived already primed from drinks at an earlier party._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of prime. — simple past and past participle of prime
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of prime. Use it for something that already happened or was made ready.
   - _She primed the canvas with white before sketching the portrait._
   - _The campaign primed voters with months of targeted advertising._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/primed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).