What does should mean?
Definitions for should
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Wiktionary
should(Noun)
A statement of what should be the case as opposed to what is the case.
Etymology: sceolde, preterite form of sculan.
should(Verb)
Be obliged to; have an obligation to; ought to;
Etymology: sceolde, preterite form of sculan.
should(Verb)
Will likely (become or do something);
You should be warm enough with that coat.
Etymology: sceolde, preterite form of sculan.
should(Verb)
A variant of would.
Etymology: sceolde, preterite form of sculan.
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 expect contracts to be honoured of course, should there be a new owner.
If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world ablaze.
So, the bottom line: If life should be found in the oceans of Europa or Enceladus, it is very likely that its indigenous rather than seeded from Earth, Mars or (especially) another solar system.
I don't think he should ever have stepped down, and I don't think he should have ever been challenged.
Ive always been someone who felt we are court jesters. Thats what we do, as far as Im concerned, you should step away from saying anything so that you can still be seen by the audience in any character.
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