English Dictionary

be supposed to

/səˈpoʊs ˌtu/

phrase

(idiomatic) Required to, ought to, expected to / (idiomatic, with not) Permitted to.

I am supposed to finish my homework by tomorrow.

意味（1）

(idiomatic) Required to, ought to, expected to

I am supposed to report to the police every week.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, with not) Permitted to.

I am not supposed to smoke there.

意味（3）

(idiomatic, in interrogative or similar situations) Expected to; capable of (used to indicate that an expectation is impossible or unreasonable in the context).

How am I supposed to work in all this racket?

意味（4）

(idiomatic) Intended to; expected to; believed to.

It's supposed to rain.