shouldn't
shouldn't · shouldn'ts · shouldn'ted · shouldn'ting
Should notShould not (negative auxiliary)
UK/ˈʃɵdənt/US/ˈʃʊdənt/
Meaning
1 sensesShould not (negative auxiliary)
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From should + -n't.From should + -n't.
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Forms
shouldn'ts, shouldn'ting, shouldn'ted, shouldn'ted| Base form | shouldn't · to shouldn't |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shouldn'ts |
| Present participle | shouldn'ting |
| Past simple | shouldn'ted |
| Past participle | shouldn'ted |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.