supposed

sup·posed  (s-pzd, -pzd)

adj.

1. Presumed to be true or real without conclusive evidence.

2. Intended: medication that is supposed to relieve pain.

3.

a. Required: He is supposed to go to the store.

b. Permitted: We are not supposed to smoke here.

c. Firmly believed; expected: You're supposed to be my friend.

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sup·posed·ly (-pzd-l) adv.

Synonyms: supposed, conjectural, hypothetical, putative, reputed, suppositious, supposititious
These adjectives mean put forth or accepted as being true on inconclusive grounds: the supposed cause of inflation; conjectural criticism; the hypothetical site of a lost culture; a foundling's putative father; the reputed author of the article; suppositious reconstructions of dead languages; supposititious hypotheses.

Antonym: certain

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supposed [səˈpəʊzd -ˈpəʊzɪd]

adj

1. (prenominal) presumed to be true without certain knowledge his supposed date of birth

2. (prenominal) believed to be true on slight grounds; highly doubtful the supposed existence of ghosts

3. (postpositive; foll by to) expected or obliged (to) I'm supposed to be there at nine

4. (postpositive; used in negative; foll by to) expected or obliged not (to) you're not supposed to walk on the grass

supposedly  [səˈpəʊzɪdlɪ] adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	supposed - required or under orders; "I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store" obligated - caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course; "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan"
	2.	supposed - mistakenly believed; "the supposed existence of ghosts" improbable, unlikely - not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event"
	3.	supposed - doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help" so-called, alleged questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"
	4.	supposed - based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation" hypothetic, hypothetical, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, conjectural, divinatory theoretic, theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science"

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supposed

adjective

1. (usually with to) meant, expected, required, obliged He produced a handwritten note of nine men he was supposed to kill.

2. presumed, alleged, professed, reputed, accepted, assumed, rumoured, hypothetical, putative, presupposed What is it his son is supposed to have said?

Translations

supposed [səˈpəʊzd] ADJ [ally, benefit, threat] → supuesto

supposed [səˈpəʊzd səˈpəʊzɪd] adj (= alleged) [ally, enemy, rival, benefit, threat] → supposé(e)

supposed

adj → vermutet; date of birth, site of temple, author also → mutmaßlich; insult, glamour → angeblich

supposed [səˈpəʊzd] adj (presumed) → presunto/a; (so-called) → cosiddetto/a