Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

had best

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.72 in modern English

Syllables
had best
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Had better.

Derived Forms

best

Phrases

'd best

Synonyms

do well

Questions

What does had best mean?
Had better.

How to pronounce had best

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