how to pronounce supposedly
/səˈpoʊzədliː/
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supposedly is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of supposedly in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… uh the theory being supposedly that each …”
meanings of supposedly
adverb:
- As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.
supposedly frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR
the word supposedly occurs in english on average 15.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics supposedly can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that supposedly can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) education, science, and technology;
3) people, society, and culture;
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