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had better

Idioms

Also, had best. Ought to, should. For example, You had better finish this one before starting another, or We had best be going. [Mid-1400s] Also see you'd better believe it.

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had better

Only two people had better than average hearing at certain low frequencies.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

Mainstream party activists had better wake up soon to the threat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

We had better hope so, or this trend is going to get worse.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Staff suggested women could have had better birth experiences "if appropriate care had been provided without delay".

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

“Oh, at six o’clock: he keeps early hours in the country. You had better change your frock now; I will go with you and fasten it. Here is a candle.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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