supposed to
Idioms-
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]
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Required to, as in He is supposed to call home . [Mid-1800s]
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not supposed to . Not permitted to, as in You're not supposed to smoke in here .
Example Sentences
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The agency is supposed to set the quota each year, but hasn’t since 2024.
On Saturday, South Lake Tahoe could reach 66 degrees and is supposed to warm up even more by Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times
The email, she said, “seems to encourage, or, at the very least, support constitutional violations by the operators that are supposed to be getting legal counsel from him to avoid violating the law.”
From Los Angeles Times
She said she was also supposed to deliver a guest lecture on her thesis, cat-sit for a friend and pick up her books.
From BBC
“Family members or surrounding adults who are supposed to be safe and trustworthy figures are often the ones filming.”
From Los Angeles Times
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