Standard Lemma guide

purported

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /pəɹˈpɔɹ.tɪd/
  • US: /pəɹˈpoʊɹ.tɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: P ER0 P AO1 R T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Supposed, or assumed to be.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Normally assumed to be.

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Said or claimed by some individuals to be real or true or to have happened, although this may not be the case.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of purport

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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History

Etymology

From purport + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: supposé — Supposed
  • French: putatif — Supposed
  • German: angeblich — Supposed
  • Portuguese: suposto — Supposed
  • Portuguese: pretenso — Supposed
  • Russian: предполагаемый (predpolagajemyj) — Supposed
  • Russian: предположительный (predpoložitelʹnyj) — Supposed
  • Spanish: supuesto — Supposed
  • Spanish: presunto — Supposed
  • Swedish: påstådd — Supposed
  • Turkish: gibi görünmek — Supposed