supposed
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sup·posed
(sə-pōzd′)adj.
1. (also sə-pō′zĭd) Presumed to be true or real without conclusive evidence: a supposed spy; the supposed decline of culture.
2. (also sə-pōst′) Intended: medication that is supposed to relieve pain.
3. (also sə-pōst′)
a. Required: He is supposed to go to the store.
b. Permitted: We are not supposed to smoke here.
c. Firmly believed; expected: You're supposed to be my friend.
sup·pos′ed·ly (-pō′zĭd-lē) adv.
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supposed
(səˈpəʊzd; -ˈpəʊzɪd)adj
1. (prenominal) presumed to be true without certain knowledge: his supposed date of birth.
2. (prenominal) believed to be true on slight grounds; highly doubtful: the supposed existence of ghosts.
3. (foll by: to) expected or obliged (to): I'm supposed to be there at nine.
4. (foll by: to) expected or obliged not (to): you're not supposed to walk on the grass.
supposedly adv
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sup•posed
(səˈpoʊzd, -ˈpoʊ zɪd)adj.
1. assumed as true; hypothetical: a supposed case.
2. accepted as true, without positive knowledge: the supposed site of an ancient temple.
3. merely thought to be such; imagined: supposed gains.
[1560–70]
sup•pos′ed•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | supposed - required or under orders; "I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store" obligated - caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course; "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan" |
2. | supposed - mistakenly believed; "the supposed existence of ghosts" improbable, unlikely - not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event" | |
3. | supposed - doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help" questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin" | |
4. | supposed - 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" theoretic, theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science" |
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supposed
adjective
1. (usually with to) meant, expected, required, obliged He produced a handwritten note of nine men he was supposed to kill.
2. presumed, alleged, professed, reputed, accepted, assumed, rumoured, hypothetical, putative, presupposed What is it his son is supposed to have said?
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supposed
adjective1. Presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive grounds:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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supposed
adj → vermutet; date of birth, site of temple, author also → mutmaßlich; insult, glamour → angeblich
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supposed
[səˈpəʊzd] adj (presumed) → presunto/a; (so-called) → cosiddetto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995