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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This was supposed to be the crowing glory of the Bazball project, a series England had been building towards for 18 months and which McCullum said could "define" his team.
From BBC
The pivotal U.S. jobs report for December is supposed to be the first normal one since the government shutdown, but it could prove devilishly hard for investors to parse.
From MarketWatch
But Hudley Hayes’ remarks Tuesday were her first public statements that her concerns stemmed from what she understood to be the mayor’s office’s possible intent to influence the report, which was supposed to lay out what went wrong in fighting the Palisades fire and how to prevent the mistakes from happening again.
From Los Angeles Times
The March agreement on the Kurdish authority's integration into the state was supposed to be implemented by the end of 2025.
From Barron's
Are we supposed to believe this is U.S. policy?
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