Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Should (sh'd, should'nt)
should (sh'd, should'nt), v. [see shall, v.]
- Might; will; could; is going to; [conditional or subjunctive modal auxiliary.]
- Would; if it happens that.
- Look to; appear to.
- Happen to not.
- Need; must; ought to; had better.
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