REPUTED


Meaning of REPUTED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪpju:tɪd ]

If you say that something is reputed to be true, you mean that people say it is true, but you do not know if it is definitely true. ( FORMAL )

The monster, which is reputed to live in the deep dark water of a Scottish loch...

V-PASSIVE : be V-ed to-inf [ vagueness ]

• re‧put‧ed‧ly

He reputedly earns two million pounds a year...

ADV : ADV with cl / group , ADV before v

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