<p><strong>Auxiliary Verb</strong></p><ul><li>Must; ought (used to indicate duty, propriety, or expediency): You should not do that.</li><li>All of this is irresponsible alarmism and should be dismissed as such.</li><li>(Used to express an expectation): They should arrive around dinner time.</li><li>The paper you need should be in the drawer.</li><li>(Used to express a correction): In your first sentence, that semicolon should be a comma.</li><li>(Used to express a potential future event or condition): Were he to arrive, I should be pleased.</li><li>Would (used to make a statement less direct or blunt): I should think you would apologize.</li><li>Simple past tense of shall.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A demand or requirement; something a person must or ought to do: Placing too many shoulds or unrealistic expectations on yourself can contribute to stress.</li><li>It’s hard to find joy anymore with all these oughts and shoulds.</li></ul>