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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Suppose \Sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supposed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Supposing.] [F. supposer; pref. sub- under + poser
     to place; -- corresponding in meaning to L. supponere,
     suppositum, to put under, to substitute, falsify,
     counterfeit. See Pose.]
     1. To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as
        true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some
        consequence or application which the reality would involve
        or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of
        argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us
        suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what
        would be the result?
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Suppose they take offence without a cause. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When we have as great assurance that a thing is, as
              we could possibly, supposing it were, we ought not
              to make any doubt of its existence.   --Tillotson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              How easy is a bush supposed a bear!   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the
              young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead.
                                                    --2 Sam. xiii.
                                                    32.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of
        thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              One falsehood always supposes another, and renders
              all you can say suspected.            --Female
                                                    Quixote.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To put by fraud in the place of another. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To imagine; believe; conclude; judge; consider; view;
          regard; conjecture; assume.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Suppose \Sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supposed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Supposing.] [F. supposer; pref. sub- under + poser
     to place; -- corresponding in meaning to L. supponere,
     suppositum, to put under, to substitute, falsify,
     counterfeit. See Pose.]
     1. To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as
        true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some
        consequence or application which the reality would involve
        or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of
        argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us
        suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what
        would be the result?
  
              Suppose they take offence without a cause. --Shak.
  
              When we have as great assurance that a thing is, as
              we could possibly, supposing it were, we ought not
              to make any doubt of its existence.   --Tillotson.
  
     2. To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
  
              How easy is a bush supposed a bear!   --Shak.
  
              Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the
              young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead.
                                                    --2 Sam. xiii.
                                                    32.
  
     3. To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of
        thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight.
  
              One falsehood always supposes another, and renders
              all you can say suspected.            --Female
                                                    Quixote.
  
     4. To put by fraud in the place of another. [Obs.]
  
     Syn: To imagine; believe; conclude; judge; consider; view;
          regard; conjecture; assume.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  supposed
       adj 1: firmly believed; "the way things are supposed to be" [syn: supposed(p)]
       2: mistakenly believed; "the supposed existence of ghosts"
          [syn: supposed(a)]
       3: commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive
          grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the reputed
          (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of
          birth" [syn: putative(a), purported(a), reputed(a),
          supposed(a)]
       4: designed to; "medication that is supposed to relieve pain";
          "what's that gadget supposed to do?" [syn: supposed(a)]
       5: doubtful or suspect; "these so-called experts are no help"
          [syn: alleged(a), so-called]
       6: required or under orders; "I'm supposed to be there at ten";
          "he was supposed to go to the store" [syn: supposed(p)]
       7: 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"; "supposititious hypotheses" [syn: conjectural,
           divinatory, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  supposed
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 υποτιθέμενος
     2 ο αναμενόμενος που θεωρητικά έπρεπε να... ή να μη..., που
  υποτίθεται ότι θα ήταν, που ήταν σχεδιασμένος, προοριζόμενος να,
  υποχρεωμένος να

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  supposed
     a.
     1 presume to be true, but without proof
     2 (lb en with infinitive) Generally considered or expected.
     3 (lb en with infinitive) Having an obligation.
     4 (lb en with infinitive) intended.
     vb.
     (infl of en suppose  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  supposed
     a.
     1 presume to be true, but without proof
     2 (lb en with infinitive) Generally considered or expected.
     3 (lb en with infinitive) Having an obligation.
     4 (lb en with infinitive) intended.
     vb.
     (infl of en suppose  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  supposed
     a.
     1 presume to be true, but without proof
     2 (lb en with infinitive) Generally considered or expected.
     3 (lb en with infinitive) Having an obligation.
     4 (lb en with infinitive) intended.
     vb.
     (infl of en suppose  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  supposed
     a.
     1 presume to be true, but without proof
     2 (lb en with infinitive) Generally considered or expected.
     3 (lb en with infinitive) Having an obligation.
     4 (lb en with infinitive) intended.
     vb.
     (infl of en suppose  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  supposed
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s uppose d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  supposed
     Engelska a.
     1 antagen, förmodad
     2 påbjuden, förväntad, tänkt eller som det/den förväntas eller är
  tänkt
     3 (avledning en suppose ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb suppose)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Supposed /səpˈəʊzd/
  مفترض

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  supposed //spoʊst// //spəʊst// //səˈpoʊst// //səˈpoʊzd// //səˈpoʊzɪd// //səˈpəʊst// //səˈpəʊzd// //səˈpəʊzɪd// 
  1. очакван
  expected
  2. предполагаем
  presumed to be true, but without proof

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  supposed /səpˈəʊzd/ 
  předpokládaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  supposed /səpˈəʊzd/ 
  domnělý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  supposed /səpˈəʊzd/ 
  údajný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  supposed /səpˈəʊzd/
  vermeint
     Synonym: thought
  
   see: think, suppose, thinking, supposing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  supposed /səpˈəʊzd/
  vermeintlich, vermutlich, vermutet, mutmaßlich, anzunehmend, präsumtiv [geh.] , präsumptiv [Ös.]  [geh.] , putativ  [jur.]
        "a supposed bargain"  - ein vermeintliches Schnäppchen
        "The supposed massacre turned out to be fake news."  - Das angebliche Massaker stellte sich als Falschmeldung heraus.
        "She's supposed to be very intelligent."  - Sie soll angeblich sehr intelligent sein.
     Synonyms: presumptive, putative
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  supposed /səpˈəʊzd/
  vermutet, angenommen
        "I/he/she supposed"  - ich/er/sie vermutete, ich/er/sie nahm an
        "he/she has/had supposed"  - er/sie hat/hatte vermutet, er/sie hat/hatte angenommen
        "The renovation will cost much more than we originally supposed."  - Die Renovierung wird mehr kosten als wir ursprünglich angenommen hatten.
        "We all supposed him to be German, but in fact he was Austrian."  - Wir haben alle angenommen, dass er (ein) Deutscher ist, aber in Wirklichkeit ist er (ein) Österreicher.
   see: suppose sth., supposing, he/she supposes, let us suppose …, I suppose so, yes., I couldn't get any reply when I called her, so I suppose (that) she's gone out., I suppose (that) all the tickets will be sold by now., Suppose a fire broke out., Just suppose that you were in my place., Supposing he refuses to help, what do we do then?
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  supposed /səpˈəʊzd/
  
  δήθεν

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  supposed //spoʊst// //spəʊst// //səˈpoʊst// //səˈpoʊzd// //səˈpoʊzɪd// //səˈpəʊst// //səˈpəʊzd// //səˈpəʊzɪd// 
  oletettu, otaksuttu
  presumed to be true, but without proof

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  supposed /səpˈəʊzd/
  navodni

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  supposed /səpˈəʊzd/
  1. feltételezett
  2. látszólagos
  3. állítólagos

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  supposed /səpəʋzd/ 
  tariamas, menamas, spėjamas, įsivaizduojamas, numatomas

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  supposed /səˈpəʊzd/ 
   1.  domniemany, rzekomy
   2.  be supposed to do sth (be V: :supposed :to VERB)
   - być zobowiązanym do czegoś
   3.  [nieform]  sb is not supposed to do sth (be V: NEG :supposed :to VERB)
   - komuś nie wolno czegoś robić

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  supposed //spoʊst// //spəʊst// //səˈpoʊst// //səˈpoʊzd// //səˈpoʊzɪd// //səˈpəʊst// //səˈpəʊzd// //səˈpəʊzɪd// 
  förment, förmodad, påstådd
  presumed to be true, but without proof

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/səˈpoʊzd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "supposed":
     academic, accounted as, alleged, assumed, assumptive, conjectural,
     conjectured, deemed, expected, given, granted, hinted,
     hypothetical, imagined, implicated, implied, indicated, inferred,
     intended, intimated, involved, meant, obliged, ostensible,
     postulated, postulational, postulatory, premised, presumed,
     presumptive, presupposed, pretended, professed, provisional,
     purported, putative, reputed, required, so-called, speculative,
     suggested, suppositional, supposititious, suppositive, suppository,
     taken for granted, tentative, theoretical, understood
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a.假定的,推测的

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 被认作…的

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