What does Should mean?
Definitions for Should
ʃʊdShould
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Should.
Did you actually mean shield or shielded?
Wiktionary
shouldnoun
A statement of what should be the case as opposed to what is the case.
shouldverb
Be obliged to; have an obligation to; ought to;
shouldverb
Will likely (become or do something);
You should be warm enough with that coat.
shouldverb
A variant of would.
Etymology: sceolde, preterite form of sculan.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
Webster Dictionary
Should
of Shall
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
Should
shood, pa.t. of shall. [A.S. sceolde, pa.t. of sceal; cf. Shall.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Should' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #88
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Should' in Written Corpus Frequency: #128
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Should' in Verbs Frequency: #20
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Should in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Should in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Should in a Sentence
We should be proud of where the hell we are, and not yield an inch. But in the meantime, you can’t eat equality. You know?
The OCC's actions are consistent with my belief that we should hold ourselves and individuals accountable. They also are consistent with our belief that significant parts of the operating model of our Community Bank were flawed.
It doesn't require the effort it did in the past, where the farmer had to be on the farm the whole day, grazing the animals or milking them with their hands, to those thinking about going back to working in coal, they should look at all the regions that are thriving without it.
Tragic disagreements should never result in violence in our streets.
Little opportunities should be improved.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for Should
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for Should »
Translation
Find a translation for the Should definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"Should." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2022. Web. 10 Aug. 2022. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/Should>.
Discuss these Should definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In