"should've" meaning in English

See should've in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /ˈʃʊdəv/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-should've.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ʊdəv Etymology: should + -'ve Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|should|'ve}} should + -'ve Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} should've, {{en-cont}} should've
  1. Contraction of should have. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: should have Synonyms: shoulda Related terms: shouldn't've [negative]

Download JSON data for should've meaning in English (2.0kB)

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