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be supposed to be sth/have done sth

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Definitions of be supposed to be sth/have done sth words

  • phrase be supposed to be sth/have done sth If you say that something is supposed to be true, you mean that people say it is true but you do not know for certain that it is true. 3
  • phrase be supposed to be sth/have done sth You can use 'be supposed to' to express annoyance at someone's ideas, or because something is not happening in the proper way. 3

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Parts of speech for Be supposed to be sth/have done sth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

be supposed to be sth/have done sth popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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