Definitions for supposed
səˈpoʊzd, -ˈpoʊ zɪdsup·posed

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. supposed(p)(adj)

   required or under orders

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

2. supposed(a)(adj)

   mistakenly believed

   "the supposed existence of ghosts"

3. alleged(a), so-called, supposed(adj)

   doubtful or suspect

   "these so-called experts are no help"

4. conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious(adj)

   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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. supposed(Adjective)

   Presumed to be true, but without proof

   Jesus is the supposed son of God.

2. supposed(Adjective)

   Generally considered or expected.

   The movie is supposed to be good.

3. supposed(Adjective)

   Having an obligation.

4. supposed(Adjective)

   Intended.

   The phone is supposed to save us time.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Marcos Bertão:

   They're not supposed to.

2. Courtney Kemp:

   How am I supposed to do this?

3. Joshua Trump:

   You weren't supposed to do that.

4. Gerald Mukisa:

   Those houses are not supposed to be there.

5. Alexander Lindsay:

   I’m mystified what I’m supposed to do.

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