Meaning

1 senses

  1. (nonstandard)[had] better not (used in a tag question).

Origin

From better + -n't.

From better + -n't.

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Forms

bettern'ts, bettern'ting, bettern'ted, bettern'ted

regular

Base formbettern't · to bettern't
3rd person singularbettern'ts
Present participlebettern'ting
Past simplebettern'ted
Past participlebettern'ted

Tenses

bettern't · bettern'ted · will bettern't · have bettern'ted

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybettern't
he, she, itbettern'ts

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bettern'ted
he, she, ithas bettern'ted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bettern't

Past simpleLesson

all personsbettern'ted

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
betterA1betweenA1betwixtbevel

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