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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
Contraction of had better.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, auxiliary, contraction, modal
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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