supposed to

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 .

Example Sentences

Kids in elementary school learn—or are supposed to learn—how to add fractions and round numbers.

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“The purists, they get cranky about this, you know, and say that it’s supposed to be gin and vermouth and that’s all a martini should be.”

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Other impacted passengers included Gillian Potter who was supposed to be on the 13:05 service to King's Cross, the first step on her more than 18-hour journey to Thailand.

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The former Treasury secretary and Harvard president was, in effect, making the charismatic young radical — a newly-minted official in Greece’s left-wing government — an offer of the sort you’re not supposed to refuse.

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Iran is among the countries affected by the ban, although the executive order is supposed to exempt athletes and coaching staff travelling for the World Cup and 2028 Olympics.

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