What does supposed mean?
Definitions for supposed
səˈpoʊzd, -ˈpoʊ zɪdsup·posed
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word supposed.
Princeton's WordNet
supposed(p)adjective
required or under orders
"I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store"
supposed(a)adjective
mistakenly believed
"the supposed existence of ghosts"
alleged(a), so-called, supposedadjective
doubtful or suspect
"these so-called experts are no help"
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
supposedadjective
Presumed to be true, but without proof
Jesus is the supposed son of God.
supposedadjective
Generally considered or expected.
The movie is supposed to be good.
supposedadjective
Having an obligation.
supposedadjective
Intended.
The phone is supposed to save us time.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Supposed
of Suppose
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'supposed' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2448
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'supposed' in Written Corpus Frequency: #634
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'supposed' in Adjectives Frequency: #255
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of supposed in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of supposed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of supposed in a Sentence
I didnt know what the procedures were supposed to be.
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.
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.
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.
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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