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

   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. Angela Stuesse:

   She was terrified, locked in a closet, ICE pounding on her door, asking what she was supposed to do, and I was also terrified. And that went on for hours.

2. The Times:

   A true Sikh is supposed to stand out, so he can defend those who can not defend themselves, i see that very much in line with the Army values.

3. Charles Scott:

   What I have found is that ambitious people have the hardest time taking a friggin' vacation and just relaxing for a little bit. They are caught up, consumed by the goal itself, by the potential competitor who could take it away from you if you are too slow or lazy. They don’t honor recovery and the need to back off. But they absolutely honor the hard work, this, by the way, is our culture. Our corporate culture is all about being Superman. We are supposed to have no flaws and no weaknesses.

4. Harry S Truman:

   All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.

5. Leo Valdez:

   Gaea? Isn’t that Mother Nature? She’s supposed to have, like, flowers in her hair and birds singing around her and dear and rabbits doing her laundry.”

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