transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈpōzd; 1b & 2a usually ]
-ˈpō-zəd, 3 & 4 often -ˈpōst adjective
Date: 1566
1.
a. : pretended
twelve hours are supposed to elapse between Acts I and II — A. S. Sullivan
b. : alleged
trusted my supposed friends
2.
a. : held as an opinion : believed ; also : mistakenly believed : imagined
the sight which makes supposed terror true — Shakespeare
b. : considered probable or certain : expected
it was not supposed that everybody could master the technical aspects — J. C. Murray
c. : understood
you will be supposed to refer to my grandaunt — G. B. Shaw
3. : made or fashioned by intent or design
what's that button supposed to do
4.
a. : required by or as if by authority
soldiers are supposed to obey their commanding officers
b. : given permission : permitted
was not supposed to have visitors
• sup·pos·ed·ly -ˈpō-zəd-lē also -ˈpōzd-lē adverb