supposed

supposed /sə'pouzd/
  • tính từ
    • cho là nó có, coi như là đúng
      • his supposed brother: người mà ta cho là em anh ta
    • chỉ là giả thiết, chỉ là tưởng tượng

Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): supposition, suppose, presuppose, supposed, supposedly

Xem thêm: supposed(p), supposed(a), putative(a), purported(a), reputed(a), supposed(a), supposed(a), alleged(a), so-called, supposed(p), conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, say, think, opine, imagine, reckon, guess, speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, presuppose, presuppose



supposed

Từ điển WordNet

    adj.

  • firmly believed; supposed(p)

    the way things are supposed to be

  • mistakenly believed; supposed(a)

    the supposed existence of ghosts

  • commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; putative(a), purported(a), reputed(a), supposed(a)

    the foundling's putative father

    the reputed (or purported) author of the book

    the supposed date of birth

  • designed to; supposed(a)

    medication that is supposed to relieve pain

    what's that gadget supposed to do?

  • doubtful or suspect; alleged(a), so-called

    these so-called experts are no help

  • required or under orders; supposed(p)

    I'm supposed to be there at ten

    he was supposed to go to the store

  • based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious

    theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural

    the supposed reason for his absence

    suppositious reconstructions of dead languages

    hypothetical situation

    v.

  • express a supposition; say

    Let us say that he did not tell the truth

    Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?

  • expect, believe, or suppose; think, opine, imagine, reckon, guess

    I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel

    I thought to find her in a bad state

    he didn't think to find her in the kitchen

    I guess she is angry at me for standing her up

  • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate

    Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps

  • take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; presuppose

    I presuppose that you have done your work

  • require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; presuppose

    This step presupposes two prior ones

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: alleged(a) conjectural divinatory hypothetic hypothetical purported(a) putative(a) reputed(a) so-called supposed(a) supposed(p) suppositional suppositious supposititioussupposes|supposed|supposing
syn.: assume believe consider deduce imagine infer presume think