"should" meaning in English

See should in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʃʊd/ Audio: en-US should (stressed).ogg [US], en-US should (unstressed).ogg [US] Forms: shall [present], should [past], shouldn't [negative]
Head templates: {{verb4|shall|should|shouldn't}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You use should to say that it is a good idea to do something.
    Sense id: simple-should-en-verb-l46Z51t5
     
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shall",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "should",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shouldn't",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shall",
        "2": "should",
        "3": "shouldn't"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb4"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If you have a test, you should be studying."
        },
        {
          "text": "Who should we call to fix this?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use should to say that it is a good idea to do something."
      ],
      "id": "simple-should-en-verb-l46Z51t5",
      "raw_tags": [
        "modal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃʊd/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/SUd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-US should (stressed).ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-US should (unstressed).ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "auxiliary",
    "modal"
  ],
  "word": "should"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shall",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "should",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shouldn't",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shall",
        "2": "should",
        "3": "shouldn't"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb4"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Modal auxiliary verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If you have a test, you should be studying."
        },
        {
          "text": "Who should we call to fix this?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You use should to say that it is a good idea to do something."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "modal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃʊd/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/SUd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-US should (stressed).ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-US should (unstressed).ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "auxiliary",
    "modal"
  ],
  "word": "should"
}

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