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Should

/ʃud/
A word used to express what is expected or recommended.

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Examples:

You know how sorry we should be.

'You should not accept a hundred,' said Poirot.

That should get at least a mild chuckle.

Etymology:

etymology
Old English sceolde, past tense of sculan meaning to owe, have to, be obliged to; related to Dutch zal and German soll, of Germanic origin.

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