HAD BETTER - "É melhor que, é preferível que.
Affirmative and Negative forms
I had better - I had better not
you had better - you had better not
he had better - he had better not
she had better - she had better not
it had better - it had better not
we had better - we had better not
you had better - you had better not
they had better - they had better not
"Had better" is most commonly used to make recommendations.
It can also be used to express desperate hope as well as warn people.
Examples:
You had better take your umbrella with you today. (recommendation)
That bus had better get here soon! (desperate hope)
You had better watch the way you talk to me in the future! (warning)
She had better stop daydreaming and be more realistic.
Hadn't you better go and see a specialist?
We'd better get that loan lest the lack of cash becomes a drawback to our plans.
He'd better cut her dead for, she stood him up three times in a row.
You'd better do your task from cover to cover immediately.
I'd better go now or I'll be late for class.
"Had better" is often simply pronounced as "better" in spoken English.
USE & WEAR
To Use:
e.g. He uses compasses to describe a circle. She uses nuts to give her cake a better flavour.
To Wear:
e.g. The so-called Wash 'n Wear garments are made of a special fabric that needs little or no ironing.
See those double examples:
e.g. That lad has two handkerchiefs.
One he uses to wipe his nose, the other he wears in his outer pocket.
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