Definitions
Modal verb used to express advice, duty, or expectation.
Word origin
From Middle English scholde, from Old English sċolde, first and third person preterite form of sċulan (“should,” “have to,” “to owe”), the ancestor of English shall. By surface analysis, shall + -ed. Cognate with German sollte, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (skulda), Swedish skulle. Related to Middle English shild and shildy.
Used in a sentence
“I told him that I should be busy tomorrow.”
“I was astonished at this polite offer, which my modesty induced me to ascribe more to my uniform than to my own merits, and, as I felt no inclination to refuse the compliment, I said that I should be most happy.”
“You should never drink and drive.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Advisory modal”6 letters
02“Ought to”6 letters
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