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ALL meanings of supposed

sup·posed
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  • adjective supposed assumed as true, regardless of fact; hypothetical: a supposed case. 1
  • adjective supposed accepted or believed as true, without positive knowledge: the supposed site of an ancient temple. 1
  • adjective supposed merely thought to be such; imagined: supposed gains. 1
  • verb with object supposed to assume (something), as for the sake of argument or as part of a proposition or theory: Suppose the distance to be one mile. 1
  • verb with object supposed to consider (something) as a possibility suggested or an idea or plan proposed: Suppose we wait until tomorrow. 1
  • verb with object supposed to believe or assume as true; take for granted: It is supposed that his death was an accident. 1
  • verb with object supposed to think or hold as an opinion: What do you suppose he will do? 1
  • verb with object supposed to require logically; imply; presuppose: The evidence supposes his presence near the scene. 1
  • verb with object supposed (used in the passive) to expect or design; require or permit (followed by an infinitive verb): The machine is supposed to make noise. I'm not supposed to run fast. 1
  • verb without object supposed to assume something; presume; think. 1
  • adjective supposed claimed, doubtful 1
  • adjective supposed You can use supposed to suggest that something that people talk about or believe in may not in fact exist, happen, or be as it is described. 0
  • adjective supposed presumed to be true without certain knowledge 0
  • adjective supposed believed to be true on slight grounds; highly doubtful 0
  • adjective supposed expected or obliged (to) 0
  • adjective supposed expected or obliged not (to) 0
  • adjective supposed regarded as true, genuine, etc., without actual knowledge 0
  • adjective supposed merely imagined 0
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