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 England prop was not even supposed to be on the pitch.
From BBC
Ticketing and hospitality is supposed to cover $2.5 billion of LA28’s total budget, the second-largest source of revenue for the Games.
From Los Angeles Times
It was supposed to be impenetrable.
The €600 million fund is supposed to offset a cost estimated to be around €1.4 billion.
According to Britney Spears, this was all supposed to be over a long time ago.
From Salon
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