had better — used to give advice or make a strong suggestion; ought to
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: used to give advice or make a strong suggestion; ought to
Pronunciation (IPA): /hæd ˈbetər/
Example Sentences
- You had better not eat that expired yogurt, unless you want to make friends with your toilet.
- We'd better leave now or we'll miss the last train.
- She had better apologize to her mom, or she'll be grounded until she's 30.
had better
VERB[/hæd ˈbetər/]
used to give advice or make a strong suggestion; ought to
💡 Concept
You had better bring an umbrella — those clouds look serious.
🎵 Rhyme
You had better rewrite that letter to make it better!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/hæd ˈbetər/
🇬🇧 UK/hæd ˈbetə(r)/
🌳Etymology
🎵Rhyme
letterbettersetterwetter
letter
better
setter
wetter
🔗Collocations
had better not
had better hurry
had better be careful
you'd better
had better think twice
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“You had better not eat that expired yogurt, unless you want to make friends with your toilet.”
“We'd better leave now or we'll miss the last train.”
😄 Fun example
“She had better apologize to her mom, or she'll be grounded until she's 30.”
“You had better check your answers before submitting the test.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
shouldought tomustneed to
Antonyms
had better notshouldn'tmustn't
Related
would rathermight as wellsupposed to
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