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Wiktionary

  1. shouldnoun

    A statement of what should be the case as opposed to what is the case.

  2. shouldverb

    Be obliged to; have an obligation to; ought to;

  3. shouldverb

    Will likely (become or do something);

    You should be warm enough with that coat.

  4. shouldverb

    A variant of would.

  5. Etymology: sceolde, preterite form of sculan.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Shouldverb

    Etymology: scude, Dutch; sceoldan , Saxon.

    Let not a desperate action more engage you
    Than safety should. Ben Jonson, Catiline.

    Some praises come of good wishes and respects, when by telling men what they are, they represent to them what they should be. Francis Bacon.

    To do thee honour I will shed their blood,
    Which the just laws, if I were faultless, should. Edmund Waller.

    So subjects love just kings, or so they should. Dryden.

    I conclude, that things are not as they should be. Jonathan Swift.

    The girls look upon their father as a clown, and the boys think their mother no better than she should be. Addison.

    There is a fabulous narration, that in the northern countries there should be an herb that groweth in the likeness of a lamb, and feedeth upon the grass. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.

Wikipedia

  1. should

    The English modal verbs are a subset of the English auxiliary verbs used mostly to express modality (properties such as possibility, obligation, etc.). They can be distinguished from other verbs by their defectiveness (they do not have participle or infinitive forms) and by their neutralization (that they do not take the ending -(e)s in the third-person singular). The principal English modal verbs are can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, and must. Certain other verbs are sometimes classed as modals; these include ought, had better, and (in certain uses) dare and need. Verbs which share only some of the characteristics of the principal modals are sometimes called "quasi-modals", "semi-modals", or "pseudo-modals".

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  1. should

    The term "should" is used to express moral obligation, advisability, or correctness. It implies that something is considered to be the right or appropriate course of action, based on ethical, social, or personal standards. "Should" is often used to offer recommendations, give advice, or make judgments about what is desirable or expected.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Should

    of Shall

  2. Should

    used as an auxiliary verb, to express a conditional or contingent act or state, or as a supposition of an actual fact; also, to express moral obligation (see Shall); e. g.: they should have come last week; if I should go; I should think you could go

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Should

    shood, pa.t. of shall. [A.S. sceolde, pa.t. of sceal; cf. Shall.]

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Should' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #88

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Should' in Written Corpus Frequency: #128

  3. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Should' in Verbs Frequency: #20

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Should in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Should in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Should in a Sentence

  1. Med Jones:

    Lack of regulation is as bad as over-regulation. Although I believe governments should not regulate free market choices, I also believe they should regulate to protect investors against conflict of interests and negligence by investment bankers. Regulations should also ensure full transparency and disclosures and should effectively penalize violators.

  2. Scott Adams:

    I believe everyody in the world should have guns. Citizens should have bazookas and rocket launchers too. I believe that all citizens should have their weapons of choice. However, I also believe that only I should have the ammunition. Because frankly, I wouldn't trust the rest of the goobers with anything more dangerous than string.

  3. Oscar Wilde:

    While one should always study the method of a great artist, one should never imitate his manner. The manner of an artist is essentially individual, the method of an artist is absolutely universal. The first is personality, which no one should copy; the second is perfection, which all should aim at.

  4. Lenny Bruce:

    The thing with Catholicism, the same as all religions, is that it teaches what should be, which seems rather incorrect. This is what should be. Now, if you're taught to live up to a what should be that never existed -- only an occult superstition, no proof of this should be -- then you can sit on a jury and indict easily, you can cast the first stone, you can burn Adolf Eichmann, like that!

  5. Jim Valvano:

    To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives, no. 1 is laugh. You should laugh every day. No. 2 is think. You should spend some time in thought. No. 3 is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy.

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