SHOULD

[should] [ME sholde, fr. OE sceolde owed, was obliged to, ought to] past of shall (bef. 12c) 1--used in auxiliary function to express condition "if he ~ leave his father, his father would die --Gen 44:22 (RSV)" 2--used in auxiliary function to express obligation, propriety, or expediency "'tis commanded I ~ do so --Shak." "this is as it ~ be --H. L. Savage" "you ~ brush your teeth after each meal" 3--used in auxiliary function to express futurity from a point of view in the past "realized that she ~ have to do most of her farm work before sunrise --Ellen Glasgow" 4--used in auxiliary function to express what is probable or expected "with an early start, they ~ be here by noon" 5--used in auxiliary function to express a request in a polite manner or to soften direct statement "I ~ suggest that a guide ... is the first essential --L. D. Reddick"