should

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

devoir

être obligé

il faut

avoir besoin

faire mieux de

verbe modal

modal

Synonymes

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

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʃʊd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.

Phrases

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

Le tempérament est si bon que nous ne devrions jamais le perdre.

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

Un berger peut aimer voyager, mais il ne devrait jamais oublier ses moutons.

In What should we Greeks do in the Present Circumstances ?

Dans que devons-nous faire les Grecs dans les circonstances actuelles?

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

Elle s'attend à ce que son gâteau d'anniversaire soit rose, pas violet.

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

Après avoir rédigé un rapport de bogue, il faut vérifier régulièrement si quelqu'un a répondu.

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

Les idées doivent être présentées de manière plus concise et directe.

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

Les bibliothécaires doivent être conscients de ces problèmes afin que la planification d'amélioration puisse commencer.

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

Elle pense vraiment que nous devrions prioriser notre santé et notre sécurité avant de nous soucier des finances.