"supposed" meaning in English

See supposed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /səˈpəʊzd/ [UK], /səˈpoʊzd/ [US], /səˈpəʊzɪd/ [UK], /səˈpoʊzɪd/ [US], /səˈpoʊzd/ [US], /səˈpəʊst/ [UK], /spəʊst/ [UK], /səˈpoʊst/ [Canada, US], /spoʊst/ [Canada, US] Audio: en-us-supposed-verb.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-supposed.wav [US], en-us-supposed-adj.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-supposed3.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -əʊzd, -oʊzd, -əʊzɪd, -oʊzɪd, -oʊzd, -əʊst, -oʊst Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} supposed (not comparable)
  1. Alleged; assumed. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-supposed-en-adj-O~zG7mC8
  2. (with infinitive) Generally considered or expected. Tags: not-comparable, with-infinitive Translations (expected): очакван (očakvan) (Bulgarian), supposé m Quebec (French), is supposed to be __ → é para ser (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-supposed-en-adj-6ax3ITOK Disambiguation of 'expected': 10 75 4 11
  3. (with infinitive) Having an obligation. Tags: not-comparable, with-infinitive
    Sense id: en-supposed-en-adj-JyABXvnM
  4. (with infinitive) Intended. Tags: not-comparable, with-infinitive
    Sense id: en-supposed-en-adj-AbQRzNkv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: supposedly, supposed to Translations (obliged): следует (sledujet) [imperfective] (Russian) Translations (presumed to be true, but without proof): предполагаем (predpolagaem) (Bulgarian), suposat (Catalan), vermeend (Dutch), oletettu (Finnish), otaksuttu (Finnish), suposto [masculine] (Galician), vermeintlich (German), przypuszczalny (Polish), domniemany (Polish), rzekomy (Polish), suposto (Portuguese), supuesto (Spanish), förmodad (Swedish), påstådd (Swedish), förment (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'obliged': 28 15 25 32 Disambiguation of 'presumed to be true, but without proof': 30 28 12 31

Verb

IPA: /səˈpəʊzd/ [UK], /səˈpoʊzd/ [US], /səˈpəʊzɪd/ [UK], /səˈpoʊzɪd/ [US], /səˈpoʊzd/ [US], /səˈpəʊst/ [UK], /spəʊst/ [UK], /səˈpoʊst/ [Canada, US], /spoʊst/ [Canada, US] Audio: en-us-supposed-verb.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-supposed.wav [US], en-us-supposed-adj.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-supposed3.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -əʊzd, -oʊzd, -əʊzɪd, -oʊzɪd, -oʊzd, -əʊst, -oʊst Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} supposed
  1. simple past and past participle of suppose Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: suppose
    Sense id: en-supposed-en-verb-WkYndxlw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms with unexpected syllabic -ed Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 4 7 81 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 10 5 7 17 60 Disambiguation of English terms with unexpected syllabic -ed: 15 11 10 21 44

Alternative forms

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    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English heteronyms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with unexpected syllabic -ed",
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    "English verb forms",
    "Rhymes:English/oʊst",
    "Rhymes:English/oʊst/1 syllable",
    "Rhymes:English/oʊst/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/oʊzd",
    "Rhymes:English/oʊzd/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/oʊzɪd",
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        {
          "text": "Muhammad is the supposed messenger of God."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1936 November 28, “Prognosis in Prophylactic External Cephalic Version”, in The Lancet, page 1285",
          "text": "Many criticisms have been made of prophylactic external cephalic version based on the supposed dangers of the manipulation.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "Alleged; assumed."
      ],
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          "alleged"
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          "assumed",
          "assumed"
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          "text": "The movie is supposed to be good."
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        {
          "ref": "1848, J. S. Skinner & Son, editor, The Plough, The Loom and the Anvil, volume I, Philadelphia: J. S. Skinner & Son, page 137",
          "text": "The great use of coffee in France is supposed to have abated the prevalency of the gravel, for where coffee is used as a constant beverage, the gravel and the gout are scarcely known.",
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        "with-infinitive"
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          "text": "You are not supposed to smoke in the restaurant. [Note: this means, you are obliged not to smoke.]"
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        {
          "text": "The phone is supposed to come with a manual."
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        "Having an obligation."
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        "with-infinitive"
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          "intended"
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        "(with infinitive) Intended."
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        "US"
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        "US"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predpolagaem",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "word": "предполагаем"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "word": "suposat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "word": "vermeend"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "word": "oletettu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "word": "otaksuttu"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "suposto"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "word": "vermeintlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "word": "przypuszczalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "word": "domniemany"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "word": "rzekomy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "word": "suposto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "word": "supuesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "word": "förmodad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "word": "påstådd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "presumed to be true, but without proof",
      "word": "förment"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "očakvan",
      "sense": "expected",
      "word": "очакван"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "expected",
      "word": "supposé m Quebec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "expected",
      "word": "is supposed to be __ → é para ser"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sledujet",
      "sense": "obliged",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "следует"
    }
  ],
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}

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