What does supposed mean?

Definitions for supposed
səˈpoʊzd, -ˈpoʊ zɪdsup·posed

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Princeton's WordNet

  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

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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

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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 Pack:

    Doing something your not supposed to do can be just as harmful as not doing something you are supposed to do.

  2. William James:

    Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness, and of their soul's resources in general, much like a man who, out of his whole bodily organism, should get into a habit of using and moving only his lttle finger. Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.

  3. Albert Manero:

    My mother taught us that we're supposed to help change the world, we're supposed to help make it better.

  4. Wayne's World:

    Wayne Am I supposed to be a man, am I supposed to say, it's OK, I don't mind. I don't mind. Well I mind I mind big time And you know what the worst part is I NEVER LEARNED TO READ.

  5. Robert Benchley:

    Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.

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