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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce supposed?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Ryan Sims:

   I didnt know what the procedures were supposed to be.

2. Mark Landis:

   Life is short, and you got to start to be thinking what is life, what are you supposed to get out of life and what are you supposed to do with that life.

3. Hector Barajas:

   Some people get out of the military and go back to communities with good support systems and some don’t, many of the men being deported served in Vietnam and did n’t get the treatment that we’re supposed to get.

4. Barack Obama:

   This is not an abstract thing anymore. This is not a set of political talking points. This is reality. We can see how it is working. This law is working exactly as it's supposed to, five years in, this is no longer about a law.

5. Bari Weiss:

   But I'm sorry, if you're watching cable news all day, right ? Getty Images's what you're gon na think, there is misinformation and not just on podcasts and the internet. It's also on cable news. I think the biggest thing to me about the Democrats is … the Democrats is supposed to be the party of the little guy … You know what the Democrats are now comfortable with, or seemingly comfortable with ? A two-tiered system in which the haves get to go into a restaurant, laugh with their friends for hours and the people serving them are masked and wearing gloves. Where they get to walk, as AOC did, at the Met Gala while in the background the staff looked like they were in' The Handmaid's Tale.' I mean, this is, this is a look that is unbelievably detrimental to them.

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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
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=supposed