Definitions for Supposed
səˈpoʊzd, -ˈpoʊ zɪdsup·posed

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. supposed(p)adjective

   required or under orders

   "I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store"

2. supposed(a)adjective

   mistakenly believed

   "the supposed existence of ghosts"

3. alleged(a), so-called, supposedadjective

   doubtful or suspect

   "these so-called experts are no help"

4. conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititiousadjective

   based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

   "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. supposedadjective

   Presumed to be true, but without proof

   Jesus is the supposed son of God.

2. supposedadjective

   Generally considered or expected.

   The movie is supposed to be good.

3. supposedadjective

   Having an obligation.

4. supposedadjective

   Intended.

   The phone is supposed to save us time.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. supposed

   The word "supposed" is an adjective that refers to something that is assumed, presumed, or generally believed to be true or accurate, despite possible doubt or lack of evidence. It implies that the information or situation in question is not confirmed or proven, but rather based on a widely accepted or commonly held belief.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Supposed

   of Suppose

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Supposed' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2448

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Supposed' in Written Corpus Frequency: #634

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Supposed' in Adjectives Frequency: #255

How to pronounce Supposed?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say Supposed in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Supposed in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Supposed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Supposed in a Sentence

1. President Donald Trump:

   The governors are supposed to do testing. It's up to them.

2. Joy Summers:

   It's a story of big money, and promises to the poor that they were going to get hot water, (The solar geysers) were going to save the city a huge amount of electricity. They were supposed to be locally manufactured, they were supposed to create jobs. I don't think they did any of what was supposed to happen.

3. Donald Trump:

   She's grabbing my arm. She's not supposed to. She broke through Secret Service, she is asking questions, she's got a pen in her arm, which she's not supposed to have. It shows that she's a very aggressive person who is grabbing at me and touching me. Maybe I should file charges against her.

4. Stephen Xenakis:

   Military clinicians, particularly senior medical officers, justify participation in interrogations and force-feeding by asserting that the patient they’re responsible for is the nation and government and not the individual they are supposed to be helping, this assertion, or rationalization, absolutely violates all principles of clinical medicine and healthcare.

5. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   From the initial reports we can already conclude that this agreement is a historic mistake for the world, far-reaching concessions have been made in all areas that were supposed to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons capability.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Supposed
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Supposed
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Supposed