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Definitions for Should

[1] simple past tense of shall.
[2] (used to express condition): Were he to arrive, I should be pleased.
[3] must; ought (used to indicate duty, propriety, or expediency): You should not do that.
[4] would (used to make a statement less direct or blunt): I should think you would apologize.
[5] plan to, intend to, or expect to: I shall go later.
[6] will have to, is determined to, or definitely will: You shall do it. He shall do it.
[7] (in laws, directives, etc.) must; is or are obliged to: The meetings of the council shall be public.
[8] (used interrogatively in questions, often in invitations): Shall we go?
[9] the past tense of shall : used as an auxiliary verb to indicate that an action is considered by the speaker to be obligatory (you should go ) or to form the subjunctive mood with I or we (I should like to see you; if I should be late, go without me ) See also shall
[10] (esp with I or we as subject ) used as an auxiliary to make the future tense we shall see you tomorrow Compare will 1 (def. 1)
[11] (with you, he, she, it, they, or a noun as subject ) used as an auxiliary to indicate determination on the part of the speaker, as in issuing a threat you shall pay for this! used as an auxiliary to indicate compulsion, now esp in official documents the Tenant shall return the keys to the Landlord used as an auxiliary to indicate certainty or inevitability our day shall come
[12] (with any noun or pronoun as subject, esp in conditional clauses or clauses expressing doubt) used as an auxiliary to indicate nonspecific futurity I don't think I shall ever see her again ; he doubts whether he shall be in tomorrow

Words related to Should

enjoy, undergo, consider, feel, experience, leave, see, know, allow, permit, need, become, suffer, will, let, tolerate, sustain, entertain, must, shall

Words nearby Should

shott, shotten, shotting, shottsuru, shotwell, should, should have stood in bed, i, shoulder, shoulder bag, shoulder blade, shoulder board

Origin of Should

allbefore 900; Middle English shal, Old English sceal; cognate with Old Saxon skal, Old High German scal, Old Norse skal; compare German soll, Dutch zal

Words that may be confused with Should

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, shallcan, may, shall, will, (see, usage, note, at, can1), (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)

Word origin for Should

allOld English sceal; related to Old Norse skal, Old High German scal, Dutch zal

Synonyms for Should

will, be going to, shall