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Meaning
Verb
●
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').
Used to give
advice
or
opinion
that an
action
is, or would have been,
beneficial
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.
In
questions
,
asks
what is
correct
,
proper
,
desirable
, etc.
●
Ought to;
expressing
expectation.
Indicates that something is
expected
to have
happened
or to
be the case
now.
Will be likely to (become or do something);
indicates
a
degree
of
possibility
or
probability
that the
stated
thing
will
happen
or be
true
in the future.
●
Used to form a
variant
of
the present
subjunctive
,
expressing
a state or
action
that is
hypothetical
, potential,
mandated
, etc.
●
simple past
of shall
●
An
alternative
to would with
first person
subjects.
Used to
express
a
conditional
outcome.
Used to
impart
a
tentative
,
conjectural
or
polite
nuance.
Used to
express
what the
speaker
would
do in
another person's
situation
, as a means of
giving
a
suggestion
or recommendation.
●
To make a
statement
of what
ought to
be
true
,
as opposed to
reality.
Noun
●
Something that
ought to
be the case
as opposed to
already being the case.
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Origin
should
English
sceolde
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Shouldn'T
Related
Must
Can
Might
Will
May
Does
Shall
Do
Did
Wo
Ca
Want
Have
Need
Ought To
Have To
Has To
May Well
Will Do
Might As Well
May As Well
More
Rhymes
Cud
Pud
Hood
Wood
Good
Could
Stood
-Hood
Would
Should
Bestood
Firewood
Withstood
Underwood
Understood
Unwithstood
Misunderstood
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