Had-better Definition

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(idiomatic, with bare infinitive, informal) 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."
The project had better get finished by the current deadline.
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Had-better Sentence Examples

  • You had better go.

  • But Carmen had better luck with Señor Medena.

  • No, I had better not think of him; not think of him but forget him, quite forget him for the present.

  • The other portion, which had stayed behind as a reserve under Domingos Irala, had better fortunes.

  • Flower Garden, &c. - Plant dried tubers of border flowers, but the finer sorts had better be deferred till spring.

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