Should

Verb

 * If I should be late, go without me.
 * Should it rain, I shall go indoors.
 * Should you need extra blankets, you will find them in the closet.
 * 1) * 1922,, 
 * It was a long weary time, for the Boy was too ill to play, and the little Rabbit found it rather dull with nothing to do all day long. But he snuggled down patiently, and looked forward to the time when the Boy should be well again, and they would go out in the garden amongst the flowers and the butterflies and play splendid games in the raspberry thicket like they used to.
 * 1)  Be obliged to; have an obligation to; ought to;
 * You should brush your teeth every day.
 * 1)  Will likely (become or do something);
 * You should be warm enough with that coat.
 * 1)  A variant of would.
 * 2) * 1817, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey‎
 * I should like to dine with him. I dare say he gives famous dinners.
 * 1) * 1900, ,
 * "If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us," said the Lion, "I should be quite happy."
 * "If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us," said the Lion, "I should be quite happy."

Synonyms

 * ought

Antonyms

 * shouldn't; must

Related terms

 * shoulde (archaic spelling of should)
 * shouldst (archaic second-person singular of should)
 * should've (contraction of future perfect subjunctive auxiliary phrase should have)

Noun

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

Thesaurus
be expedient, be forced, be in for, be necessary, be obliged, cannot do otherwise, cannot help but, had best, had better, have got to, have need to, have to, must, need, need to, needs must, ought, ought to

Etymology
sceolde:, preterite form of sculan:.

Verb

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Danish: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French: Conditional form of
 * German:, ,
 * Hindi: चाहिए
 * Icelandic:


 * Japanese:
 * Norwegian:
 * Russian:, обязан, (genitive case + ) следует
 * Spanish: Conditional form of
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: ควร, ควรจะ
 * Vietnamese:


 * Danish:
 * Italian: dovere
 * Russian: должно быть (dolžnó byt') (lit. should be), скорее всего (skoréje vsevó) (most likely; lit. rather then anything); будет (more certainity)


 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:: ,
 * Danish:
 * Finnish: sattua (+ active 3rd infinitive in illative) in conditional mood, in a jos clause


 * Norwegian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: om, skulle
 * Welsh:


 * : zou, zouden
 * : sollte


 * : nên