should've

== English == === Etymology === From should + -'ve. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈʃʊdəv/ Rhymes: -ʊdəv === Contraction === should've Contraction of should +‎ have. 2008, Wally Lamb, The Hour I First Believed, Ch.5, at p.113: Mo said should-haves weren't going to do Lolly or me any good. ==== Usage notes ==== Like other similarly formed contractions, speakers only use should've to replace the modal sense of should have, i.e. where have precedes a past participle: You should've gone. They do not use it to replace should followed by the verb have used lexically, e.g. “You should've some patience.” See also gonna. ==== Synonyms ==== shoulda ==== Related terms ==== shouldn't've (negative form) ==== Translations ====