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supposed 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/səˈpōzd/,/səˈpōzid/,
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Generally assumed or believed to be the case, but not necessarily so,
  1. Generally assumed or believed to be the case, but not necessarily so
    • - people admire their supposed industriousness
  1. supposed(p): required or under orders; "I'm supposed to be there at ten"; "he was supposed to go to the store"
  2. alleged(a): doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help"
  3. conjectural: based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"
  4. (supposedly) purportedly: believed or reputed to be the case
  5. (supposal) assumption: a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
  6. (supposal) supposition: the cognitive process of supposing
  7. (suppose) express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"
  8. (suppose) think: expect, believe, or suppose; "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"
  9. (suppose) speculate: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
  10. (suppose) presuppose: take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"
  11. (Suppose) Supposition theory was a branch of medieval logic that was probably aimed at giving accounts of issues similar to modern accounts of reference, plurality, tense, and modality, from within an Aristotelian context. ...
  12. Presumed to be true, but without proof; Generally considered or expected; Having an obligation; Intended
  13. (suppose) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe; To theorize or hypothesize
  14. (Supposedly) Strong snow deposit condensed the wind on the off level page of a Ridge with overhead on the windy . Risks in the transition , Since most difficult to detect the fracture as a result of Verwehungen .
  15. (Supposedly) also has two other morphemes; the d and the ly. I know that the d, or an ed, makes this word past tense. And I know that the ly makes words into adverbs.
  16. (suppose) assume; believe to be true