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   should

   /SHo͝od/

   modal

   • 1. used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions: "he should have been careful"
   • ▪ indicating a desirable or expected state: "by now students should be able to read with a large degree of independence"
   • ▪ used to give or ask advice or suggestions: "you should go back to bed"
   • ▪ used to give advice: "I should hold out if I were you"
   • 2. used to indicate what is probable: "$348 million should be enough to buy him out"
   • 3. (expressing the conditional mood) referring to a possible event or situation: formal "if you should change your mind, I'll be at the hotel"
   • ▪ (in the first person) indicating the consequence of an imagined event: "if I were to obey my first impulse, I should spend my days writing letters"
   • 4. used in a clause with “that” after a main clause describing feelings: "it is astonishing that we should find violence here"
   • 5. used in a clause with “that” expressing purpose: "in order that training should be effective it must be planned systematically"
   • 6. (in the first person) expressing a polite request or acceptance: "we should be grateful for your advice"
   • 7. (in the first person) expressing a conjecture or hope: "he'll have a sore head, I should imagine"
   • 8. used to emphasize to a listener how striking an event is or was: "you should have seen Marge's face"
   • ▪ emphasizing how surprising an event was: "I was in this store when who should I see across the street but Toby"

   Word Origin Old Englishsceolde: past of shall.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › shouldShould Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SHOULD is —used in auxiliary function to express condition. How to use should in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHOULD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   used to show when something is likely or expected: My dry cleaning should be ready this afternoon. You should find this guidebook helpful. I wonder what's happened to Annie. She should be (= it was expected that she would be) here by now. UK "Could you have the report ready by Friday ?"

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   a demand or requirement; something a person must or ought to do: Placing too many shoulds or unrealistic expectations on yourself can contribute to stress. It’s hard to find joy anymore with all these oughts and shoulds. should. / ʃʊd / verb.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHOULD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You use should in expressions such as You should have seen us and You should have heard him to emphasize how funny, shocking, or impressive something that you experienced was. [ spoken , emphasis ] You should have heard him last night!

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishshould modal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of should modal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › shouldShould - definition of should by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Used to express obligation or duty: You should send her a note. 2. Used to express probability or expectation: They should arrive at noon. 3. Used to express conditionality or contingency: If she should fall, then so would I. 4. Used to moderate the directness or bluntness of a statement: I should think he would like to go.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySHOULD definition in American English | Collins English...

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   Definition of 'should' Word Frequency. should. (ʃəd , STRONG ʃʊd ) language note: Should is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. 1. modal verb. You use should when you are saying what would be the right thing to do or the right state for something to be in. I should exercise more. He's never going to be able to forget it.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHOULD | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   SHOULD meaning: 1. used to say or ask what is the correct or best thing to do: 2. used to say that you expect…. Learn more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › shouldshould | meaning of should in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    should meaning, definition, what is should: used to say what is the right or sensibl...: Learn more.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › shouldShould Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    SHOULD meaning: 1 : used to say or suggest that something is the proper, reasonable, or best thing to do; 2 : used with have to say that something was the proper, reasonable, or best thing to do but was not done