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adjective
Date: 1566
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a. pretended <twelve hours are supposed to elapse between Acts I and II — A. S. Sullivan> b. alleged <trusted my supposed friends> 2. a. held as an opinion ; believed; also mistakenly believed ; imagined <the sight which makes supposed terror true — Shakespeare> b. considered probable or certain ; expected <it was not supposed that everybody could master the technical aspects — J. C. Murray> c. understood <you will be supposed to refer to my grandaunt — G. B. Shaw> 3. made or fashioned by intent or design <what's that button supposed to do> 4. a. required by or as if by authority <soldiers are supposed to obey their commanding officers> b. given permission ; permitted <was not supposed to have visitors> • supposedly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
См. также в других словарях:
supposed — supposed, supposititious, suppositious, reputed, putative, purported, conjectural, hypothetical can mean accepted or advanced as true, real, or in accordance with the facts on the basis of less than conclusive evidence. All imply a measure of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
supposed — believed or thought to exist, 1580s, pp. adj. from SUPPOSE (Cf. suppose) (q.v.); often with the e pronounced, to distinguish it from the passive p.t. supposed, now common in the sense of to have a duty or obligation (1859) … Etymology dictionary
supposed — index apparent (presumptive), assumed (inferred), hypothetical, ostensible, plausible, presumptive … Law dictionary
supposed — [sə pōzd′, səpō′zid] adj. 1. regarded as true, genuine, etc., without actual knowledge 2. merely imagined … English World dictionary
supposed to — Expected, intended or required to • • • Main Entry: ↑suppose … Useful english dictionary
supposed — ♦♦ (Pronounced [[t]səpo͟ʊzd[/t]] or [[t]səpo͟ʊst[/t]] for meanings 1 to 4, and [[t]səpo͟ʊzɪd[/t]] for meaning 5.) 1) PHR MODAL If you say that something is supposed to happen, you mean that it is planned or expected. Sometimes this use suggests… … English dictionary
supposed — adj. supposed to + inf. (it was supposed to rain; she was supposed to work today) * * * [sə pəʊzd] supposed to + inf. (it was supposed to rain; she was supposed to work today) … Combinatory dictionary
supposed — adjective 1. required or under orders (Freq. 4) I m supposed to be there at ten he was supposed to go to the store • Similar to: ↑obligated 2. mistakenly believed (Freq. 2) the supposed existence of ghosts … Useful english dictionary
supposed — supposedly /seuh poh zid lee/, adv. /seuh pohzd , poh zid/, adj. 1. assumed as true, regardless of fact; hypothetical: a supposed case. 2. accepted or believed as true, without positive knowledge: the supposed site of an ancient temple. 3. merely … Universalium
supposed — sup•posed [[t]səˈpoʊzd, ˈpoʊ zɪd[/t]] adj. 1) assumed as true; hypothetical: a supposed case[/ex] 2) accepted as true, without positive knowledge: the supposed site of an ancient temple[/ex] 3) merely thought to be such; imagined: supposed… … From formal English to slang
