supposed

English

Pronunciation

(verb, adjective in "supposed to")
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /səˈpəʊzd/
- (US) IPA^(key): /səˈpoʊzd/
- (supposed to): (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /səˈpoʊst/, /spoʊst/
Audio (US) (file)
(adjective)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /səˈpəʊzd/
- (US) IPA^(key): /səˈpoʊzɪd/, /səˈpoʊzd/
- (supposed to): (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /səˈpoʊst/, /spoʊst/
Audio (US) (file)

Verb

supposed

simple past tense and past participle of suppose

Adjective

supposed (not comparable)

Presumed to be true, but without proof
Jesus is the supposed son of God.
(with infinitive) Generally considered or expected.
The movie is supposed to be good.
(with infinitive) Having an obligation.
You are not supposed to smoke in the restaurant. [Note: this means, you are obliged not to smoke.]

The phone is supposed to come with a manual.
(with infinitive) Intended.
The phone is supposed to save us time.

Derived terms

Translations

presumed to be true, but without proof

Catalan: suposat (ca)
Dutch: vermeend (nl)
Finnish: oletettu (fi), otaksuttu (fi)
German: vermeintlich (de)

Polish: przypuszczalny (pl), domniemany (pl), rzekomy (pl)
Portuguese: suposto (pt)
Spanish: supuesto (es)
Swedish: förmodad (sv), påstådd (sv), förment (sv)

expected

French: supposé (fr) m Quebec

Portuguese: is supposed to be __ → é para ser

obliged

Russian: следует (ru) impf (sledujet)

intended

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