Definitions for supposed
səˈpoʊzd, -ˈpoʊ zɪdsup·posed

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

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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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.

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. Bernie Sanders:

   It probably costs more to eat here, what are you supposed to feed your kids? Potato chips?

2. Erika Chavolla:

   You know, it gets crazy, just people think ‘cause you’re working, you’re supposed to … you know, I held it up … she was talking a lot of smack for a long time.

3. Cynthia Nixon:

   ICE has strayed so far away from its mission. It is supposed to be here to keep Americans safe, but what has turned into, frankly, is a terrorist organization of its own that is terrorizing people who are coming into this country.

4. Charles Kelly Barrow:

   They want to remove our flags, the names on our streets, our monuments, we're in a country that's supposed to be tolerant, and suddenly they're targeting our culture.

5. Dwyane Wade:

   Earlier in the season, we let some games like this slip away, we need to take care of business. This is the time of year where you have to win games that you are supposed to win.

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