supposed to

Idioms  

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 .

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Example Sentences

Then, on the day the radiators were supposed to be going back on, she said she returned home from work to find three of the rooms flooded.

From BBC

When Baker closed the deal for Saks to buy Neiman Marcus in December 2024, it was supposed to create a luxury powerhouse that would have more clout with suppliers and reap cost savings.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Those are government property. Those are supposed to be returned to the National Cemetery Administration,” which is an arm of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adding to this disquieting assessment, CalRecycle also just pulled back regulations that were supposed to finalize a landmark single-use plastic law known as Senate Bill 54 — a law designed to make the majority of packaging waste in the state recyclable or compostable by working with the plastic and packaging industries.

From Los Angeles Times

Natanson wrote about sources inside government agencies sharing information they "weren't supposed to tell me" and the intensity of receiving sensitive information from so many people.

From BBC