should

/ʃʊd/

verbshould

In SHOULD, the letters O-U-L look busy, but they stay silent—say it like “shood” (/ʃʊd/).

Yes, it's should. The tricky part is the silent L: it’s spelled sh + ou + l + d, but you don’t pronounce the L.

Definition

  1. verbused to say what is the right, best, or expected thing to do (often giving advice or expressing obligation)

Examples

  • “You should wear a helmet when you ride your bike.”
  • “I should finish my homework before I play video games.”
  • “We should leave early to avoid traffic.”

Synonyms

ought tohad betterbe supposed tobe expected to

Translations

ES deberíaPT deveriaFR devrait

Common misspellings

shudsholdshoudshou'dshoultshooldshoudlshouled

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