"supposedly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Audio: en-us-supposedly.ogg [US]
Etymology: supposed + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|supposed|ly}} supposed + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} supposedly (not comparable)
  1. As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people. Tags: not-comparable Translations (as a matter of supposition): каза (kaza) (Bulgarian), по общо мнение (po obšto mnenie) (Bulgarian), suposadament (Catalan), 應該 (Chinese Mandarin), 应该 (yīnggāi) (Chinese Mandarin), údajně (Czech), verondersteld (Dutch), vermeend (Dutch), supozeble (Esperanto), muka (Finnish), ilmeisesti (Finnish), mukamas (Finnish), supposément (French), supostamente (Galician), angeblich (German), δήθεν (díthen) (Greek), υποτίθεται (ypotíthetai) (Greek), και καλά (kai kalá) (Greek), állítólag (Hungarian), vélhetőleg (Hungarian), feltehetőleg (Hungarian), feltehetően (Hungarian), vélhetően (Hungarian), feltételezhetően (Hungarian), presumibilmente (Italian), ko te tikanga ... (Maori), koirā te tikanga (Maori), visstnok (Norwegian Bokmål), angivelig (Norwegian Bokmål), etter sigende (Norwegian Bokmål), podobno (Polish), rzekomo (Polish), ponoć (Polish), supostamente (Portuguese), cică (Romanian), предположи́тельно (predpoložítelʹno) (Russian), supuestamente (Spanish), förment (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-supposedly-en-adv-xPnQCc5R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'as a matter of supposition': 96 4
  2. (Philippines, informal) Used in place of "supposed to be," often in informal or colloquial speech, as a mispronunciation. Tags: Philippines, informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-supposedly-en-adv-lhA9I3NC Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: allegedly, purportedly Related terms: supposably

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      "sense": "as a matter of supposition",
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      "sense": "as a matter of supposition",
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  "word": "supposedly"
}

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