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    [Adjective]  | "sup*posed" | \ sə-ˈpōzd \


    1: pretended

    2: alleged

    3: held as an opinion : believed; also : mistakenly believed : imagined


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Verb]  | "sup*pose" | \ sə-ˈpōz \


    1: to lay down tentatively as a hypothesis, assumption, or proposal

    2: to hold as an opinion : believe

    3: to think probable or in keeping with the facts


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French supposer, from Medieval Latin supponere (perfect indicative supposui), from Latin, to put under, substitute, from sub- + ponere to put {mat|position|};

    [Idiom]  | "be supposed to" 


    1: to be expected to do something

    2: to be intended or expected to be something

    3: —used to show that one is angry or offended by something

    [Idiom]  | "what's that supposed to mean" 


    1: —used to express disagreement mixed with surprise in response to another person's statement

    [Adjective]  | "supposed" 


    1: appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed;


      * e.g., " ... this new computer program is a supposed improvement over the old one "



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    [Verb]  | "supposed" 


    1: to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement;


      * e.g., " ... if we suppose a minimum profit of $10,000 from the charity auction, we should be able to pay for the family's medical expenses "



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    2: to form an opinion from little or no evidence;


      * e.g., " ... what do you suppose he's going to do with the prize money he won? "



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    3: to have as an opinion;


      * e.g., " ... voters wrongly supposed that the new mayor would be opposed to letting hazardous waste be transported through the city "



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    [Verb]  | "suppose" 


    1: to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement;


      * e.g., " ... if we suppose a minimum profit of $10,000 from the charity auction, we should be able to pay for the family's medical expenses "



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    2: to form an opinion from little or no evidence;


      * e.g., " ... what do you suppose he's going to do with the prize money he won? "



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    3: to have as an opinion;


      * e.g., " ... voters wrongly supposed that the new mayor would be opposed to letting hazardous waste be transported through the city "



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     [ "supposibly" ]

    1: An incorrect pronunciation of the word "supposedly" which, seriously, lots and lots of people think is correct.

      * e.g.,  ... Joey: "Did they go to the zoo? Supposibly" 


     [ "supposibly" ]

    2: When used by people trying to sound cultured it makes them seem like complete idiots.

     [ "Supposively" ]

    1: The way complete morons pronounce 'supposEDly'. Why do they do it? Why? Why?! WHY?!?

      * e.g.,  ... Tess: Is the new James Bond film any good? 

     [ "supposively" ]

    1: the way about 50% of the people pronounce "supposedly", with a D, not a V. also can be substituted with "supposebly".

      * e.g.,  ... trapspeed.com is supposively really sweet. 

     [ "supposably" ]

    1: A series of phonemes commonly uttered by English language speakers who share a common defect in English language acquisition.

      * e.g.,  ... When asked if she had received competent English language instruction, Alberta replied "supposably." 

     [ "Supposably" ]

    1: Fictional word that mentally retarded persons often confuse with the word "supposedly".

      * e.g.,  ... Ignorant Person: "Casey Anthony supposably killed her daughter Caylee." Smart Person: "Supposably is NOT a word you fucking idiot." 

     [ "supposably" ]

    1: It actually is a word: capable of being conjectured or imagined.

      * e.g.,  ... Did they go to the zoo? 


     [ "supposably" ]

    2: This word was popularized in an episode of Friends in the second season.

      * e.g.,  ... Supposably... 

     [ "supposeably" ]

    1: suppose to be...probably. used by the 20 somethings of the world today, (and those among us that spit chewin tabacca!!)

      * e.g.,  ... supposeably the story goes she was going to the store, but ended up at the bar. 

     [ "supposed to" ]

    1: A gentle and polite way for meaning "i didn't want to", usually used by girls when wanted, asked or expected for something by their boyfriends

      * e.g.,  ... "I was supposed to take that picture tonight, but then i had to talk to you all the time" 

     [ "suppose" ]

    1: The most overused word in Northern Minnesota.

      * e.g.,  ... ("eh I suppose huh") 

     [ "supposable" ]

    1: adverb: capable of being used in the manner of a suppository, i.e. shoved up the butt

      * e.g.,  ... I never thought that a microphone was supposable until I went to that Village People concert... 

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