WikiWord

English

supposed

/spoʊst/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
  2. To theorize or hypothesize.
  3. To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
  4. To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature.
  5. To put by fraud in the place of another.
  6. Presumed to be true, but without proof
  7. (with infinitive) Generally considered or expected.
  8. (with infinitive) Having an obligation.
  9. (with infinitive) Intended.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
supposed — meaning and etymology | WikiWord