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shouldused to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness

Pronunciation (IPA): /ʃʊd/

Korean meaning: 의무나 당위성을 나타내는 조동사 (~해야 한다)

Korean pronunciation: **슈**드

Example Sentences

  • You should brush your teeth twice a day, unless you want to scare away vampires naturally.
  • Students should submit their homework on time.
  • You should have seen his face when he realized he was wearing mismatched socks at the job interview!

should

VERB

//ʃʊd//

used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness

should concept
💡 Concept

used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ʃʊd/
🇬🇧 UK/ʃʊd/

🌳Etymology

Origin

고대 영어 'sceolde'에서 유래했으며, 'shall'의 과거형으로 시작되어 현재는 독립적인 조동사로 발달했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

wouldcouldgoodwoodstood
would
could
good
wood
stood

🔗Collocations

should have done
should not
I should think
should be able to
you should know
should work
what should I do

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

You should brush your teeth twice a day, unless you want to scare away vampires naturally.

Students should submit their homework on time.

😄 Fun example

You should have seen his face when he realized he was wearing mismatched socks at the job interview!

The package should arrive by Friday according to the tracking information.

😄 Fun example

I should probably stop talking to my plants, but they're such good listeners!

📚Related Words

Synonyms

ought tomustneed tohave to

Antonyms

shouldn'tmustn'tneedn't

Related

wouldcouldmightshallwill

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