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The correct spelling is should.
How to pronounce should
/ʃʊd/
verbIPA: /ʃʊd/
Say it like: Sho-wld
The correct spelling is should. (modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural. For example: "I hope that we shall win the game."
Usage Examples
“I hope that we shall win the game.”
“(determination): You shall go to the ball!”
“Let us examine that, shall we?”
Meanings
verb
- 1.(modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
- 2.Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
- 3.Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.
- 4.To owe.
- 5.To make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality.
noun
- 1.A statement of what ought to be the case as opposed to what is the case.
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