Толковый словарь английского языка - should
Should
should
see: shall Etymology: Middle English sholde, from Old English sceolde owed, was obliged to, ought to Date: before 12th century 1. — used in auxiliary function to express condition leave his father, his father would die — Genesis 44:22 (Revised Standard Version)> 2. — used in auxiliary function to express obligation, propriety, or expediency <'tis commanded I ~ do so — Shakespeare> brush your teeth after each meal> 3. — used in auxiliary function to express futurity from a point of view in the past 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 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 suggest that a guide…is the first essential — L. D. Reddick>
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v.aux. (3rd sing. should) past of SHALL, used esp.: 1 in reported speech, esp. with the reported element in the 1st person (I said I should be home by evening). Usage Cf. WILL(1), WOULD, now more common in this sense, esp. to avoid implications of sense 2. 2 a to express a duty, obligation, or likelihood; = OUGHT(1) (I should tell you; you should have been more careful; they should have arrived by now). b (in the 1st person) to express a tentative suggestion (I should like to say something). 3 a expressing the conditional mood in the 1st person (cf. WOULD) (I should have been killed if I had gone). b forming a conditional protasis or indefinite clause (if you should see him; should they arrive, tell them where to go). 4 expressing purpose = MAY, MIGHT(1) (in order that we should not worry). ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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