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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
shouldst en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ʃʊdst/ (stressed)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ʃətst/ (unstressed)
- /ʃədst/ (unstressed)
- /ʃʊtst/ (stressed)
Meanings
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(archaic, form-of, present, second-person, singular) second-person singular present of should
Doth it ſeem good to thee that thou ſhouldſt calumniate me, and oppreſs me, the work of thy own hands, and help the counſel of the wicked?
1750, The Holy Bible […] Newly reviſed, and corrected according to the Clementin Edition of the Scriptures. (Douay–Rheims Bible, Challoner Revision), Job 10:3, page 15:
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(archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular) second-person singular simple past indicative of shall
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