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31should — [OE] Should started life as the past tense of shall. It preserves the word’s original connotations of ‘obligation’ which have all but disappeared from shall. => SHALL …
32should — [OE] Should started life as the past tense of shall. It preserves the word’s original connotations of ‘obligation’ which have all but disappeared from shall. Cf.⇒ SHALL …
33should — /ʃʊd / (say shood) verb (modal) 1. (indicating obligation): I should visit my parents; you should show more tolerance. 2. (indicating advisability): you should lock the car door when you get out; he should have checked before starting. 3.… …
34SHOULD — v.aux. (3rd sing. should) past of SHALL, used esp.: 1 in reported speech, esp. with the reported element in the 1st person (I said I should be home by evening). Usage: Cf. WILL(1), WOULD, now more common in this sense, esp. to avoid implications… …
35should — verbal auxiliary, past of shall Etymology: Middle English sholde, from Old English sceolde owed, was obliged to, ought to Date: before 12th century 1. used in auxiliary function to express condition < if he should leave his father, his father… …
36shall — [OE] The etymological meaning of shall is ‘owe’. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base *skal , *skul which also produced German sollen ‘ought to’ and schuld ‘debt’. Its use in English as an auxiliary verb denoting future time evolved via… …
37shall — [OE] The etymological meaning of shall is ‘owe’. It goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base *skal , *skul which also produced German sollen ‘ought to’ and schuld ‘debt’. Its use in English as an auxiliary verb denoting future time evolved via… …
38should — 1. verb /ʃʊd/ a) Be obliged to; have an obligation to; ought to; If I should be late, go without me. b) Will likely (become or do something); Should it rain, I shall go indoors. Syn …
39Shall I be mother? — British & Australian, humorous something that you say in order to ask whether you should serve food or drink to someone. Here comes the tea. Shall I be mother? …
40should — See shall …
