Definitions for should
ʃʊdshould

Wiktionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. should(Noun)

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

2. should(Verb)

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

3. should(Verb)

   Will likely (become or do something);

   You should be warm enough with that coat.

4. should(Verb)

   A variant of would.

Origin: sceolde, preterite form of sculan.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce should?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say should in sign language?

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. Robert Papp:

   They should be OK.

2. Martha Holler:

   It should be 100%.

3. Donald Trump on Monday:

   I think they should.

4. Randy Newkirk:

   He should be in jail.

5. Syrian President Bashar Assad:

   We should be realistic.

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