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supposedly

Adverbhäufig in Dialogen

  • Vereinigtes Königreich//səˈpəʊ̯.zɪd.li//
  • Vereinigte Staaten//səˈpoʊ̯.zɪd.li//

As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.

Adverb

  1. 1

    As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.

    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.

    In these early days of silent pictures, the accent was chiefly on thrills and danger as provided by supposedly unstoppable locomotives with crooks or maniacs on the footplate.

  2. 2

    umgangssprachlichUsed in place of "supposed to be," often in informal or colloquial speech, as a mispronunciation.

    My parents told me I am supposedly in bed by 10 P.M.

Herkunft

Etymology tree English supposed Middle English -ly English -ly English supposedly From supposed + -ly.

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