Synonyms: must, ought to, need, be obliged to, be obliged, have to, be to
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ʃʊd/ |
| Hyphenation | should |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑖𐑫𐑛 |
| Afrikaans | moet |
|---|---|
| Catalan | haver de |
| Danish | måtte; skulle |
| Dutch | behoren; moeten |
| English (Old English) | sculan |
| Esperanto | devi |
| Faeroese | skula; noyðast |
| Finnish | täytyä |
| French | devoir |
| German | müssen; sollen; dürfen |
| Hungarian | kell; kötelező; muszáj |
| Jamaican Patois | afi |
| Kabylian | ssefk (ⵙⵙⴻⴼⴽ) |
| Low German | möäten |
| Luxemburgish | missen |
| Malay | harus |
| Papiamento | mester; mesté |
| Polish | musieć |
| Portuguese | dever; ter a obrigação; ter de; ter que |
| Russian | <должен> |
| Saterland Frisian | moute; skälle |
| Scots | maun; hae tae |
| Spanish | deber; tener que |
| Sranan | musu; abi fu |
| Swedish | böra; må; måste |
| Thai | ควร |
| West Frisian | moatte |