should

Betekenis (English)

Verb

1. Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable.
2. Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable.
3. (informal) Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable.
4. Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable.
5. Ought to; expressing expectation.
6. Ought to; expressing expectation.
7. Used to form a variant of the present subjunctive, expressing a state or action that is hypothetical, potential, mandated, etc.
8. simple past of shall
9. An alternative to would with first person subjects.
10. An alternative to would with first person subjects.
11. An alternative to would with first person subjects.

Noun

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

Synonyms

must

ought to

ought

have to

need to

have

might

would

shall

will

could

may

in the event that

if

fit

supposed to

had better

I hope

want to

it is fitting that

have better

would rather

must '' ''

ought '' ''

good

👍

why don’t

appropriate

better

deserve

enough

have to do

it is necessary

let

necessary

of course

please

rather

require

sufficient

gram. imperative

be necessary

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ʃʊd/

Etimologie (English)

Inherited from Middle English: scholde

Inherited from Old English: sċolde

Cognate with Engels: shall

Cognate with Duits: sollen

Cognate with Goties: 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽

Cognate with Middle English: shild

In summary

From Middle English scholde, from Old English sċolde, first and third person preterite form of sċulan (“should,” “have to,” “to owe”), the ancestor of English shall. By surface analysis, shall + -ed. Cognate with German sollte, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (skulda). Related to Middle English shild and shildy.

Sinne

Temper is so good a thing that we should never lose it .

A shepherd may like to travel , but he should never forget about his sheep .

In What should we Greeks do in the Present Circumstances ?

She expects that her birthday cake should be pink , not purple .

After writing a bug report , one should regularly check if someone responded .

The ideas should be presented in a more concise and direct manner .

Librarians should be aware of these issues so that planning for improvement can begin .

She really thinks we should prioritize our health and safety before worrying the finances .