supposed
required or under orders
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,100 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,720 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- required or under orders I'm supposed to be there at tenhe was supposed to go to the store
- mistakenly believed the supposed existence of ghosts
- doubtful or suspect also: alleged, so-called these so-called experts are no help
- based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence also: conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, suppositional, suppositious theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjecturalthe supposed reason for his absence
supposed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He was rich: he was supposed to be worth millions.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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I thought this line was supposed to go to the top!
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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I worked till the 12th, but omitted the 11th, which, according to my calculation, I supposed to be Sunday.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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In his study he was literally entombed in books---volumes in all languages--and Avonsbridge supposed him able to read them all.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Was it possible that Caesar dared to chaff a man who was supposed to have the peace of Europe in his keeping?
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1