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Verb (modal)
/SHo͝od/,
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Used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions,
  1. Used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions
    • - he should have been careful
    • - I think we should trust our people more
    • - you shouldn't have gone
  2. Indicating a desirable or expected state
    • - by now students should be able to read with a large degree of independence
  3. Used to give or ask advice or suggestions
    • - you should go back to bed
    • - what should I wear?
  4. Used to give advice
    • - I should hold out if I were you
  5. Used to indicate what is probable
    • - $348 million should be enough to buy him out
    • - the bus should arrive in a few minutes
  6. Expressing the conditional mood

  7. (in the first person) Indicating the consequence of an imagined event
    • - if I were to obey my first impulse, I should spend my days writing letters
  8. Referring to a possible event or situation
    • - if you should change your mind, I'll be at the hotel
    • - should anyone arrive late, admission is likely to be refused
  9. Used in a clause with “that” after a main clause describing feelings
    • - it is astonishing that we should find violence here
  10. Used in a clause with “that” expressing purpose
    • - in order that training should be effective it must be planned systematically
  11. (in the first person) Expressing a polite request or acceptance
    • - we should be grateful for your advice
  12. (in the first person) Expressing a conjecture or hope
    • - he'll have a sore head, I should imagine
    • - “It won't happen again.” “I should hope not.”
  13. Used to emphasize to a listener how striking an event is or was
    • - you should have seen Marge's face
  14. Emphasizing how surprising an event was
    • - I was in this store when who should I see across the street but Toby
  1. A modal verb (also modal, modal auxiliary verb, modal auxiliary) is a type of auxiliary verb that is used to indicate modality. The use of auxiliary verbs to express modality is a characteristic of Germanic languages.
  2. A statement of what should be the case as opposed to what is the case; Be obliged to; have an obligation to; ought to; indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate; Will likely (become or do something); indicates that the subject of the ...
  3. (Shoulds) these back up the development of the idealized self: "You SHOULD be smarter (better, braver, prettier, etc.)." Also called "the tyranny of the shoulds." Shoulds tend to be absolute and unrealistic, very often not even asking the right question: "Am I attractive? ...
  4. (Shoulds) You have a list of ironclad rules about how you and other people SHOULD act. People who break the rules anger you and you feel guilty if you violate the rules.
  5. Indicates guidance for the interpretation of the core principles.
  6. means a recommendation that may be ignored in particular circumstances but the full implications must be understood. Example: you should eat 5 portions of fruit and veg a day.
  7. When the word "should" is used in a specification with respect to a product or implementation, the text is normally testable and the normal test development process should be followed. ...
  8. If a document or user agent conflicts with this statement, undesirable results may occur in practice even though it conforms to this specification.
  9. The word should is to be understood as advisory.
  10. A plea to behave according to a particular (often implicit) set of values and beliefs.
  11. Any statement that uses the word “should” elicits guilt. “I should have gone to the gym,” makes you feel guilty for not going. Replace this word with “choose,” as in, “I chose not to go to the gym because…” There is no such thing as should – it is or it isn’t.
  12. When used in a Code or Standard, this word indicates that the rule is a recommendation, the advisability of which depends on the facts in each situation. (See "shall")
  13. Auxiliary verb indicating a lesser obligation to comply with the main verb that follows.  Used when there is recognition that although bound by duty, there may be circumstances that warrant not proceeding as stated.
  14. A verb denoting recommended action under certain circumstances.Top of Page
  15. A certain course of action is preferred but not necessarily required.
  16. Indicates a recommendation.
  17. The Standards use the word "should" where conformance is expected unless, when applying professional judgment, circumstances justify deviation.
  18. A shroud is a metal shield used to prevent hot gases from having direct contact with the vessel wall or cartable lining.