1.
Intended to; also, believed to, expected to. For example, This pill is supposed to relieve your pain, or You're supposed to be my partner. [Early 1300s.]
2.
Required to, as in He is supposed to call home. [Mid-1800s]
3.
not supposed to. Not permitted to, as in You're not supposed to smoke in here.
supposed to
| Idioms: supposed to |
Learn More
 | Grammer, Kelsey (Quotes By) |
| Reagon, Bernice Johnson (Quotes By) |
| Neuhaus (person) |
 | What are cellphones suppose to do? Read answer... |
| What is briana suppose to be? Read answer... |
| Are you supposed to get headaches? Read answer... |
Help us answer these
 | Who is suppose to sing? |
| Where are not supposed to smoke? |
| What are you supposed to get from poems? |
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
 |
 | Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
Related answers
- What are you supposed to do?
- Do supposedly evolve?
- What is Vicodin supposed to do?
- What are lawyers supposed to do?
- How do you spell supposed?
ADVERTISEMENT
Answer these
- Supposedly or supposably?
- Be supposed to?
- Is suppose to?
- How are you supposed?
- What you supposed?
- When do you use suppose versus supposed?
Mentioned in
- Grammer, Kelsey (Quotes By)
- Reagon, Bernice Johnson (Quotes By)
- Neuhaus (person)
- nominal
- rumor
- Sands, Bill (Quotes By)
- insupposable
- suppositional
- Demonius (parapsychology)
- reputed
- suppositious
- witches' Sabbath (meeting of witches)
- racial stratification
- nuclear umbrella
