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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>
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