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supposed
playDefinition of supposed
1a : pretended twelve hours are supposed to elapse between Acts I and II — W. S. Gilbertb : alleged trusted my supposed friends
2a : held as an opinion : believed; also : mistakenly believed : imagined the sight which makes supposed terror true — William Shakespeareb : considered probable or certain : expected it was not supposed that everybody could master the technical aspects — J. C. Murrayc : 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
4a : required by or as if by authority soldiers are supposed to obey their commanding officersb : given permission : permitted was not supposed to have visitors
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Examples of supposed in a Sentence
this new computer program is a supposed improvement over the old one
Recent Examples of supposed from the Web
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Over the past half-century, the U.S. Supreme Court has issues several major decisions regarding threats and free speech, but none have clearly defined how authorities should view a suspect’s intent when issuing a supposed threat.
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Most of our weekly recaps of Apple news are based on reports and rumors from people with supposed ties to the company.
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In 2015, researchers combed the Internet for all the supposed alternative therapies for Lyme disease and chronic Lyme.
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Atar is also the brother of one of the supposed masterminds of the Paris plot, Oussama Atar.
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The supposed buyer was in California and had sent the fake check to cover the cost of shipping.
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The two met in the 20900 block of Frederick Road in Germantown, where the supposed buyer handed over a bank envelope that appeared to contain the five bills.
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Jason Furman, a chairman of the White House Council for Economic Advisers under Obama, suggested that the Trump administration had double-counted the supposed benefits of its tax cuts.
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The sentence above is spoken by a woman who has traveled a long distance to see the supposed miracle for herself.
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First Known Use of supposed
15th century
SUPPOSED Defined for English Language Learners
supposed
playDefinition of supposed for English Language Learners
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: claimed to be true or real
SUPPOSED Defined for Kids
supposed
playDefinition of supposed for Students
1 : forced, expected, or required I am supposed to be home early.
2 : believed or claimed to be true or real the supposed murderer
3 : given permission I'm not supposed to stay out after dark.
supposedly
\-ˈpō-zəd-lē\ adverbLearn More about supposed
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