be supposed to do — expected or required to do something; arranged or planned to happen
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: expected or required to do something; arranged or planned to happen
Pronunciation (IPA): /bi səˈpoʊzd tu du/
Example Sentences
- I'm supposed to be on a diet, but this pizza looks too good to resist!
- The meeting was supposed to start at 9 AM, but half the team is still sleeping.
- Students are supposed to submit their homework by Friday.
be supposed to do
NOUN[/bi səˈpoʊzd tu du/]
expected or required to do something; arranged or planned to happen
💡 Concept
expected or required to do something; arranged or planned to happen
🎵 Rhyme
She's supposed to present what she composed and proposed!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/bi səˈpoʊzd tu du/
🇬🇧 UK/bi səˈpəʊzd tə duː/
🌳Etymology
Rootsuppose
Suffix--ed
🎵Rhyme
proposedcomposeddisclosed
proposed
composed
disclosed
🔗Collocations
be supposed to arrive
be supposed to work
not supposed to
was supposed to
be supposed to be
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“I'm supposed to be on a diet, but this pizza looks too good to resist!”
😄 Fun example
“The meeting was supposed to start at 9 AM, but half the team is still sleeping.”
“Students are supposed to submit their homework by Friday.”
😄 Fun example
“This app is supposed to make life easier, but I'm more confused than ever!”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
expected tomeant tointended toought toshould
Antonyms
forbidden toprohibited fromnot allowed to
Related
assumepresumeexpectplanarrange
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