supposed

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UK /səˈpəʊzd/ US /səˈpoʊzd/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

based, complete, diligent, fat, hard, valuable

He was supposed to be a hard worker, but he rarely finished his projects on time.

VERB + SUPPOSED

am, figure, mind

I figure I'm supposed to finish this report by Friday afternoon.

SUPPOSED + NOUN

author, baseball, dangers, heart, king, marilyn

The supposed author of that anonymous letter was never identified by the police.

PREP.

in, on, than, up

I was supposed to meet my friend at the cafe, but I completely forgot about it.

Definitions

adj

Alleged; assumed.

Elvis is the supposed king of rock and roll.

The people were averse to him, as the supposed author of the violence on the monasteries; establishments which were still revered and beloved by the commonalty.

adj

Only used in supposed to

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

adjective — doubtful or suspect

so-called

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Elvis is the supposed king of rock and roll.

Wiktionary

The people were averse to him, as the supposed author of the violence on the monasteries; establishments which were still revered and beloved by the commonalty.

Wiktionary

Many criticisms have been made of prophylactic external cephalic version based on the supposed dangers of the manipulation.

Wiktionary

You are supposed to obey the law.

Tatoeba · #8249

You are supposed to come at 7 o'clock.

Tatoeba · #16817

You students are supposed to be diligent.

Tatoeba · #17629

Usage Notes

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In some senses, supposed is marked as idiomatic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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