Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic, informal, with infinitive)Should; ought to; need to; must.

    You had better finish that homework on time, if you want to get a good grade.

    “Will we get it finished?” / “We had better.”

Translations

6 languages

Origin

See better (adverb)

See better (adverb)

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Forms

hads better, hadding better, hadded better, hadded better
Base formhad better · to had better
3rd person singularhads better
Present participlehadding better
Past simplehadded better
Past participlehadded better

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhad better
he, she, ithads better

Past simpleLesson

all personshadded better

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave hadded better
he, she, ithas hadded better

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill had better

Synonyms

1 synonyms
had best

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hackneyhacksawhaddockhadehadron
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