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suh pohzd

  • v  express a supposition
  • v  expect, believe, or suppose
  • v  to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
    Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
  • v  take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
  • v  require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
  • s  required or under orders
    I'm supposed to be there at ten
    he was supposed to go to the store
  • s  mistakenly believed
    the supposed existence of ghosts
  • s  doubtful or suspect
  • s  based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
    the supposed reason for his absence

  • You were supposed to do Ocean's Twelve.
  • One legacy of Vladimir Putin was supposed to have been the end of civil strife in the region.
  • The range it's supposed to provide is 15 meters (about 50 feet); when I tested it, I could only get about 30 feet from the base station before the video stream began to freeze up.
News & Articles

  • Emmys: Can an Adventurous 'Steel Magnolias' Put Lifetime in the Game?
    LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Over the years, a perception has grown of what Lifetime fare is supposed to be: prolific ripped-from-the-headlines television movies and biopics. And then there's the perception of what Lifetime's programs aren't supposed to be: Emmy winners. In the almost three decades since the network was launched, Lifetime has only been nominated seven times in the television ...
    June 22, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • Oklahoma valedictorian goes missing in Ecuador hike
    August Reiger was supposed to reunite with his family at the top of a scenic mountain trail in Ecuador.
    June 21, 2013 - CNN
  • Oklahoma teen missing in Ecuador
    August Reiger was supposed to reunite with his family at the top of a scenic mountain trail in Ecuador.
    June 21, 2013 - CNN

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