English-German translations for supposed

• vermeintlich
  Sie mag also auf ihr vermeintliches Recht pochen. She can stand up for her supposed rights.
  Türkische Reformen brauchen nur auf dem Papier zu existieren und schon feiert man vermeintliche Fortschritte. Turkey’s reforms need only exist on paper for us to celebrate supposed progress.
  Sie schlägt uns vermeintliche Kompromißänderungsanträge vor, aber um welche Art von Kompromiß handelt es sich denn? She is now proposing supposedly compromise amendments, but where is the compromise?
• angeblich
  Diese Krankenhäuser sind angeblich unrentabel. These hospitals are supposedly unprofitable.
  Alles war angeblich in bester Ordnung, sogar in Irland. Everything was fine supposedly, even in Ireland.
  Das ist nicht die echte Reform, die angeblich alle wollten. Hardly the real reform everyone supposedly wanted.

Definition of supposed

• Presumed to be true, but without proof
• Generally considered or expected
• Having an obligation
• Intended

Examples

• Jesus is the supposed son of God.
• The movie is supposed to be good.
• You are not supposed to smoke in the restaurant. [Note: this means, you are obliged not to smoke.]
• The phone is supposed to come with a manual.
• The phone is supposed to save us time.

Related words

• supposedly
• supposed to
• supposed to be
• so supposed
• wrongly supposed