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in the PONS Dictionary

should [ʃʊd] VB aux

1. should (expressing advisability):

sb/sth should ...
jd/etw sollte ...

2. should (asking for advice):

should sb/sth ...?
soll[te] jd/etw ...?
should I apologize to him?
should he apply for the job?

3. should (expressing expectation):

sb/sth should ...
jd/etw sollte [o. müsste] [eigentlich] ...
I should be so lucky inf

4. should (expressing futurity):

sb/sth should ...
jd/etw würde ...

5. should form (expressing a possibility):

in case [or if] sth/sb should do sth
falls etw/jd etw tun sollte

6. should (rhetorical):

why should sb/sth ...?
warum sollte jd/etw ...?

7. should (expressing surprise):

8. should (expressing an opinion):

it worries me that he should drive all that way on his own esp Brit
I suggest that you should leave esp Brit form
I prefer that Jane should do it esp Brit form

9. should (could):

where's Daryl? — how should I know?

10. should dated form (would):

I/we should ...