supposedly

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Theo như được báo cáo, theo như tin đồn

BrE /səˈpəʊzɪdli/ AmE /səˈpoʊzdli/

adverb en → vi

1 REPORTED AS TRUE [non-finite] B1

Theo như được báo cáo, theo như tin đồn

used to say that something is reported as being true, but you are not certain whether it is really true or not

  • supposedly + adj

Collocations supposedly true · supposedly reliable

  • The story is supposedly based on a real event.

    Câu chuyện được cho là dựa trên một sự kiện thực tế.

2 EXPECTED TO [non-finite] B2

Được kỳ vọng, được dự định

used to say that something was expected or planned, but it did not happen as intended

  • supposedly + inf

Collocations supposedly to arrive · supposedly to leave

  • He was supposed to be here yesterday.

    Anh ấy được dự định sẽ đến đây vào hôm qua.