Supposed - English meaning

verb

Suppose to be the case, without proof.

Usage examples:

Topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events

verb

Accept that (something) is true, especially without proof.

Usage examples:

The superintendent believed lancaster's story

verb

To think that something is true or correct

Usage examples:

[ t ] one juror said he didn’t believe the policeman’s testimony., [ + (that) clause ] she believed…

noun

An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

Usage examples:

Conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied

verb

Form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information.

Usage examples:

Many conjectured that the jury could not agree

noun

An opinion or judgment that is not based on proof; a guess

Usage examples:

[ u ] what lay behind the decision is open to conjecture., [ + that clause ] some employees conject…

verb

Regard (something) as likely to happen.

Usage examples:

It's as well to expect the worst

verb

To think or believe that something will happen, or that someone will arrive

Usage examples:

[ t ] we are expecting about 100 people for the lecture., [ t ] his plane is expected to land at ab…

adjective

Regarded as likely; anticipated.

Usage examples:

Write down your expected monthly income, and regularly track your expenses

verb

Regard (something) as likely to happen.

Usage examples:

It's as well to expect the worst

adjective

Believed to be going to happen or arrive

Usage examples:

The expected counterattack never happened., the painting sold for three times the expected price., …

adjective

Elaborate in structure or decoration.

Usage examples:

The furniture was very fancy

verb

Feel a desire or liking for.

Usage examples:

Do you fancy a drink?

noun

A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction.

Usage examples:

This was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by

verb

Estimate or conclude (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct.

Usage examples:

She guessed the child's age at 14 or 15

noun

An estimate or conclusion formed by guessing.

Usage examples:

My guess is that within a year we will have a referendum

verb

To give an answer to a question when you do not have all the facts and so cannot be certain if you are right

Usage examples:

[ i ] i didn’t know the answer, so i had to guess., [ + (that) clause ] he guessed (that) she was a…

adjective

Planned or meant.

Usage examples:

The intended victim escaped

noun

The person one intends to marry; one's fiancé or fiancée.

Usage examples:

She used to be my intended

verb

Have (a course of action) as one's purpose or intention; plan.

Usage examples:

The company intends to cut 400 jobs

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

Usage examples:

She felt mean not giving a tip

adjective

Unkind, spiteful, or unfair.

Usage examples:

I was mean to them over the festive season

verb

Make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something.

Usage examples:

Doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery

adjective

To be forced to do something or feel that you must do something

Usage examples:

Doctors are legally obliged to take certain precautions., she feels obligated to be nice to jack be…

noun

Archaic term for nought.

pronoun

Variant spelling of aught1.

pronoun

Anything at all.

Usage examples:

Know you aught of this fellow, young sir?

verb

Suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.

Usage examples:

I presumed that the man had been escorted from the building

verb

To believe something to be true because it is likely, although not certain

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] i presume (that) they’re not coming, since they haven’t replied to the invitati…

verb

Establish by calculation.

Usage examples:

His debts were reckoned at £300,000

verb

To calculate an amount based on facts or on your expectations

Usage examples:

Do you reckon this watch has a little value?, [ + that clause ] brusca reckons that the value of al…

verb

To calculate an amount

Usage examples:

Fees are reckoned in euros but can be paid in any currency., the authors reckon that public sector …

adjective

Officially compulsory, or otherwise considered essential; indispensable.

Usage examples:

Eight editions were published, each required reading for trainees

verb

Need for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Three patients required operations

noun

A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.

Usage examples:

The bear has a keen sense of smell which enables it to hunt at dusk

verb

Perceive by a sense or senses.

Usage examples:

With the first frost, they could sense a change in the days

verb

The faculty through which the external world is apprehended

verb

Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

Usage examples:

He surmised that something must be wrong

noun

A supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it.

Usage examples:

Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed

verb

To decide that something is true without having complete information or proof

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] i quickly surmised (that) my dinner companion was something of a bore.

verb

Have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof.

Usage examples:

If you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light

noun

A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offence.

Usage examples:

The police have arrested a suspect

adjective

Not to be relied on or trusted; possibly dangerous or false.

Usage examples:

A suspect package was found on the platform

idiom

To never think about something because you believe it will always be available or stay exactly the same

Usage examples:

I took it for granted that i would find the perfect job., it’s easy to take your parents for granted.

phrase

Assume.

Usage examples:

I take it that someone is coming to meet you

phrasal verb

To completely understand the meaning or importance of something

Usage examples:

I had to read the letter twice before i could take it all in., his aunt took him in when he first c…

phrasal verb

To include something

Usage examples:

A comprehensive carbon tax that took in other fuels, such as coal, would be much greener than just …

verb

Have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something.

Usage examples:

She thought that nothing would be the same again

noun

An act of thinking.

Usage examples:

I went for a walk to have a think

Judge or regard; look upon; judge

noun

Firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something.

Usage examples:

Relations have to be built on trust

verb

Believe in the reliability, truth, or ability of.

Usage examples:

I should never have trusted her

verb

To have confidence in something, or to believe in someone

Usage examples:

[ t ] trust me – i would never lie to you., [ t ] i was tested, but i’m not sure i trust the result…