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'd better

'd better is the contraction of had better.

Meaning of had better

Verb

had better

  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.
    Synonyms:
    had best

Words formed from 'd better

Questions about 'd better

What is 'd better the contraction of?
'd better is the contraction of had better.

Words near 'd better in the dictionary

  1. 'cuz
  2. 'cuzzi
  3. 'cuzzis
  4. 'd
  5. 'd best
  6. 'd better
  7. 'deed
  8. 'dillo
  9. 'dillos
  10. 'dine
  11. 'dines

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Adapted from Wiktionary: 'd better (page history and authors); had better (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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