shouldn't

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈʃʊdn̩t/

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Verb

Present shall

Past should

Negative shouldn't

1. (modal) (intransitive) The negative form of should; should not.
   • Antonym: should

   I shouldn't leave my pencil lying on the floor.

Related words

• should
• not