Main Entry: sup·posed

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈpōzd; 1b & 2a usually -ˈpō-zəd, 3 & 4 often -ˈpōst\

Function: adjective

Date: 1566

1 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>

— sup·pos·ed·ly \-ˈpō-zəd-lē also -ˈpōzd-lē\ adverb