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Definition of Had best
1. Verb. Act in one's own or everybody's best interest. "You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow!"
Definition of Had best
1. Verb. Had better. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Had Best
Literary usage of Had best
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1908)
"WHAT had best BE DONE FOR THE MATERIAL ADVANCEMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES ADDRESS OF
HON. W. CAMERON FORBES When the Civil Commission, under the leadership of ..."
2. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle (1883)
"Anyhow, when one can only ray out darkness, one had best clap an extinguisher on
oneself. And so God bless you! Sincerely yours, JANE W. CARLYLE. ..."
3. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1888)
"we would suggest that the Athenians repaired the more solid portions that had
best resisted barbarian violence, but did not wholly rebuild the temple. ..."
4. Life and Death of Mr. Badman and The Holy War by John Bunyan (1905)
"First, Whether they had best, all of them to shew themselves, in " ' ' Secondly,
Whether they had best to go and sit this design to the Town of Mansoul. ..."
5. Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries: From the by Jean Froissart, Thomas Johnes (1849)
"Let us go,' said some, ' and speak with him, and ask how we had best act now ;
for the English will certainly return to-morrow, and conquer us by fair or ..."
6. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1873)
"I had best tell you at once, that I can't lend you a hand with your unpacking,
neither can I let you have one of the girls. There is a deal to do in this ..."
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