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supposed

English

Pronunciation

  • (verb)
    • (UK) IPA(key): /s??p??zd/
    • (US) IPA(key): /s??po?zd/
  • (adjective)
    • (UK) IPA(key): /s??p??z?d/
    • (US) IPA(key): /s??po?z?d/, /s??po?zd/
  • (in supposed to)
    • (UK) IPA(key): /s??p??st/, (colloquial) /sp??st/
    • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /s??po?st/, (colloquial) /spo?st/

Verb

supposed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of suppose

Adjective

supposed (not comparable)

  1. Presumed to be true, but without proof
    Muhammad is the supposed messenger of God.
  2. (with infinitive) Generally considered or expected.
    The movie is supposed to be good.
  3. (with infinitive) Having an obligation.
    You are not supposed to smoke in the restaurant. [Note: this means, you are obliged not to smoke.]
    The phone is supposed to come with a manual.
  4. (with infinitive) Intended.
    The phone is supposed to save us time.

Derived terms

  • supposedly
  • supposed to

Translations

supposed From the web:

  • what supposed to happen april 24 2021
  • what supposed mean
  • what supposedly happened in the gulf of tonkin
  • what supposed to happen april 3 2021
  • what supposedly happened to roseanne on the conners
  • what supposedly happened to percy's dad
  • what supposed to happen april 24th 2021
  • what supposedly surrounds atlantis crossword

theoretical

English

Etymology

From theoretic +? -al. Compare Latin the?r?ticus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (the?r?tikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??i.????t?k?l/, /????????t?k?l/

Adjective

theoretical (comparative more theoretical, superlative most theoretical)

  1. Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.
    Antonym: practical

Derived terms

Translations

theoretical From the web:

  • what theoretical perspective
  • what theoretical term is this
  • what theoretically occurs at absolute zero
  • what theoretical probability
  • what theoretical framework
  • what theoretically happens at absolute zero
  • what theoretical orientation is cbt
  • what theoretical orientation is mindfulness
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