should've

contraction
/ˈʃʊdəv/UK

Etymology

should + -'ve

  1. inherited from sċolde
  2. inherited from scholde
  3. suffixed as should've — “should + 've

Definitions

  1. Contraction of should + have.

    • He should've arrived earlier.
    • Mo said should-haves weren't going to do Lolly or me any good.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for should've. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA