Dictionary
should
Pronunciation: (shood), [key]auxiliary v.
1. pt. of
shall.
2. (used to express condition):
Were he to arrive, I should be pleased.
3. must; ought (used to indicate duty, propriety, or expediency):
You should not do that.
4. would (used to make a statement less direct or blunt):
I should think you would apologize. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.