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As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Near-synonyms: supposably, reportedly, reputedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly People from other planets have supposedly visited Earth in flying saucers. According to your testimony, you were supposedly at home watching TV when the murder occurred.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: supposably, reportedly, reputedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, allegedly, ostensibly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly
Antonyms: none provided
Used in place of "supposed to be," often in informal or colloquial speech, as a mispronunciation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, informal, not-comparable
Examples
My parents told me I am supposedly in bed by 10 P.M.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
believed or reputed to be the case
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: purportedly
Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree English supposed Middle English -ly English -ly English supposedly From supposed + -ly.
Across languages
Translations 38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
каза
(kaza)
— as a matter of supposition
Bulgarian :
по общо мнение
(po obšto mnenie)
— as a matter of supposition
Catalan :
suposadament
— as a matter of supposition
Chinese Mandarin :
應該 /应该
(yīnggāi)
— as a matter of supposition
Czech :
údajně
— as a matter of supposition
Dutch :
verondersteld
— as a matter of supposition
Dutch :
vermeend
— as a matter of supposition
Esperanto :
supozeble
— as a matter of supposition
Finnish :
muka
— as a matter of supposition
Finnish :
ilmeisesti
— as a matter of supposition
Finnish :
mukamas
— as a matter of supposition
French :
supposément
— as a matter of supposition
Galician :
supostamente
— as a matter of supposition
German :
angeblich
— as a matter of supposition
Greek :
δήθεν
(díthen)
— as a matter of supposition
Greek :
υποτίθεται
(ypotíthetai)
— as a matter of supposition
Greek :
και καλά
(kai kalá)
— as a matter of supposition
Hungarian :
állítólag
— as a matter of supposition
Hungarian :
vélhetőleg
— as a matter of supposition
Hungarian :
feltehetőleg
— as a matter of supposition
Hungarian :
feltehetően
— as a matter of supposition
Hungarian :
vélhetően
— as a matter of supposition
Hungarian :
feltételezhetően
— as a matter of supposition
Italian :
presumibilmente
— as a matter of supposition
Māori :
ko te tikanga ...
— as a matter of supposition
Māori :
koirā te tikanga
— as a matter of supposition
Norwegian Bokmål :
visstnok
— as a matter of supposition
Norwegian Bokmål :
angivelig
— as a matter of supposition
Norwegian Bokmål :
etter sigende
— as a matter of supposition
Polish :
podobno
— as a matter of supposition
Polish :
rzekomo
— as a matter of supposition
Polish :
ponoć
— as a matter of supposition
Portuguese :
supostamente
— as a matter of supposition
Romanian :
cică
— as a matter of supposition
Russian :
предположи́тельно
(predpoložítelʹno)
— as a matter of supposition
Spanish :
supuestamente
— as a matter of supposition
Swedish :
förment
— as a matter of supposition
Unami :
hùntànkw
— as a matter of supposition
