Category:Should

Should, imp. of shall. Etym: [oe. sholde, shulde, scholde, schulde, As. scolde, sceolde. See shall.]

Defn: used as an auxiliary verb, to express a conditional or Contingent act or state, or as a supposition of an actual fact; also, To express moral obligation (see shall); e. g.: they should have come Last week; if i should go; i should think you could go. "you have Done that you should be sorry for." Shak.

Syn. -- see ought.