Meaning & use
supposed to
Expected or required to do something, according to a rule, arrangement, or belief.
See it in a sentence
You were supposed to be here at nine, not ten.
This medicine is supposed to relieve pain within an hour.
A note on using this word
In casual speech supposed to is often pronounced 'supposta,' but the d must still be written even though it is barely heard.
Words with a similar meaning
expected to
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