supposed

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. required or under orders

- I'm supposed to be there at ten

- he was supposed to go to the store

Similar word(s): obligated

2. mistakenly believed

- the supposed existence of ghosts

Similar word(s): improbable, unlikely

3. doubtful or suspect

Similar word(s): questionable, alleged

4. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

- the supposed reason for his absence

- suppositious reconstructions of dead languages

Similar word(s): theoretic, theoretical, conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious

Sentences with supposed as an adjective:

- Jesus is the supposed son of God.

- The movie is supposed to be good.

- 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.

- The phone is supposed to save us time.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of suppose