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# shouldst

auxiliary verb, form of should used with thou

«shouldst» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

You should or ought to; you would be expected to. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/shouldst/#m1)

### Then and now

No longer used; today we say you should. The sentences use the same sense as should.

### Examples

- What have I done that thou shouldst turn away? (Indian Fairy Tales) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/shouldst/#x1)
- "Perish!" cried he, "for 'tis but just that such a wretch as thou shouldst perish!" (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/shouldst/#x2)
- ‘It is a wonder that such a man as thou shouldst be without a companion.’ (The Lilac Fairy Book) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/shouldst/#x3)

### Note

Today: should.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shouldst» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/shouldst/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shouldst» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/shouldst.html) on Mova free.