SUPPOSED


Meaning of SUPPOSED in English

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

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