supposed

/səˈpoʊzd/

adjectiveverbsup · posed

Think: you’re SUPPOSED to have TWO P’s—like two people saying “pp” before you POSE.

Yes, it's supposed. Keep the double **pp** in **supposed** (from **suppose** + **-ed**), and don’t add an extra **e** before **-d**.

Definitions

  1. adjectivegenerally believed or assumed to be true, even if not proven
  2. adjectiveexpected or required to do something
  3. verbpast tense and past participle of suppose; to think or assume something is true

Examples

  • “The supposed treasure turned out to be an old box of rocks.”
  • “You’re supposed to wear a helmet when you ride your bike.”
  • “I supposed the meeting was at noon, but it actually started at eleven.”

Synonyms

assumedpresumedallegedexpectedbelieved

Antonyms

provencertain

Translations

ES supuesto; se supone (que)PT suposto; era para (ser)FR supposé; censé

Common misspellings

suposedsuppossedsuppostsupposededsuppose'dsuppozesupposeedsuppoosed

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