had best

had best
verb
act in one's own or everybody's best interest
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You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow!

Syn: ↑do well
Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s INFINITIVE

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OUGHT TO, should.
best

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phrasal

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had best see under ↑have
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Main Entry:best
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had better or had best
Would do best to
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Main Entry:have

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had best
◇ If you had best do something, you should do it.

You'd best get ready for school. [=you'd better get ready for school; you should get ready for school]

Hadn't you best get ready for school?

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Main Entry:best

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • had\ best — • had better • had best informal Should; must. I had better leave now, or I ll be late. If you want to stay out of trouble, you had best not make any mistakes. Jim decided he had better do his homework instead of playing ball …   Словарь американских идиом

  • had best — ► had best find it most sensible to. Main Entry: ↑best …   English terms dictionary

  • had best — you had best check the pantry for moths Syn: ought to, should …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • had best do something — phrase used for saying that someone should do something You’d best come with me if you don’t know the way. We’d best not disturb him when he’s working. Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym Main entry: best * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • had best — would have been best to, would have been better to …   English contemporary dictionary

  • had best — would find it most sensible. → best …   English new terms dictionary

  • had best — phrasal see had better …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • had best (do something) — had better/best (do sth) idiom used to tell sb what you think they should do. • You d better go to the doctor about your cough. • We d better leave now or we ll miss the bus. • You d better not do that again. • …   Useful english dictionary

  • had best do something — used for saying that someone should do something You d best come with me if you don t know the way. We d best not disturb him when he s working …   English dictionary

  • Best Thing I Never Had — Single par Beyoncé Knowles extrait de l’album 4 Sortie 1er juin 2011 Enregistrement MSR Studio, KMA Studio (New York, États Unis) …   Wikipédia en Français

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