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Definition of Should
1. imp. 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.
Definition of Should
1. Verb. (auxiliary) (non-gloss definition Used to form the future tense of the subjunctive mood, usually in the first person.) ¹
2. Verb. (auxiliary) Be obliged to; have an obligation to; ought to; (non-gloss definition indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate.) ¹
3. Verb. (auxiliary) Will likely (become or do something); (non-gloss definition indicates that the subject of the sentence is likely to execute the sentence predicate.) ¹
4. Verb. (context: modern) A variant of would. ¹
5. Noun. A statement of what should be the case as opposed to what is the case. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Should
1. shall [v] - See also: shall
Lexicographical Neighbors of Should
Literary usage of Should
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1846)
"Chr. Thou talkest like one upon whose head is the shell beth his fellow them ?
or to whom should he sell them ? In for unadvisedly all that country where he ..."
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