should

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ʃəd/]

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1. should (verb) — sense 1

Definition: Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable.: Used to issue an instruction (traditionally seen as carrying less force of authority than alternatives such as 'shall' or 'must').

Example: You should never drink and drive.

2. should (verb) — sense 2

Definition: Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable.: Used to give advice or opinion that an action is, or would have been, beneficial or desirable.

Example: You should go and see that film. I think you'll enjoy it.

3. should (verb) — sense 3

Definition: Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable.: With verbs such as 'see' or 'hear', usually in the second person, used to point out something remarkable in either a good or bad way.

Example: You should see his new apartment. It's like a palace!

4. should (noun) — sense 1

Definition: Something that ought to be the case as opposed to already being the case.

Example: When the golf ball is there, the whole self-interference package — the hopes, worries, and fears; the thoughts on how-to and how-not-to; the woulds, the coulds, and the shoulds — is there too.

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