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had need — (archaic) Ought to • • • Main Entry: ↑need * * * archaic ought to you had need hire men to chip it all over artistically … Useful english dictionary
ought — 1. verb /ɔːt,ɔt,ɑt/ a) Indicating duty or obligation. There was a certayne lender, which had two detters, the one ought five hondred pence, and the other fifty. b) Indicating advisability or prudence. witnesse Aristippus, who being urged with the … Wiktionary
had — /hæd / (say had), weak forms /həd / (say huhd), /əd / (say uhd), /d / (say d) verb 1. past tense and past participle of have. –phrase 2. been had, Colloquial to have been cheated or duped: this car is a dud – I think I ve been had …
had best — verb act in one s own or everybody s best interest You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow! • Syn: ↑do well • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s INFINITIVE * * * OU … Useful english dictionary
had best — you had best check the pantry for moths Syn: ought to, should … Thesaurus of popular words
had better do something — would find it wiser to do something; ought to do something you had better be careful … Useful english dictionary
had better — should, ought to I d better call and explain why we didn t attend the reception … English idioms
had better — idi or best, ought to … From formal English to slang
hadn't ought — This is a nonstandard expression for shouldn t: You shouldn t (not hadn t ought) do that. Had ought is as illiterate as hadn t ought. Do not use it for should in a statement such as You had ought to leave at once … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures (film) — For the Neil Simon play of the same name, see I Ought to Be in Pictures. Neil Simon s I Ought to Be in Pictures Directed by Herbert Ross … Wikipedia
