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What does "you better hope" mean? For example You better hope that's true. What does better hope mean? Thank you
Jul 12, 2020 12:49 PM
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You'd better hope.\ You had better hope. => (roughly corresponds to) => You should hope. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/had-better
July 12, 2020
The above answers are good. "I'll have the money I owe you by next Monday!!" "You better hope so, or I'll . . ." Oftentimes, colloquially, the "so" is omitted. "You better hope" is perhaps an abbreviation of "you better hope that it is so" or "you better hope that it turns out this way." As already mentioned, the context is sometimes in the context of force or adverse consequences. Best wishes for you studies.
July 12, 2020
Yep, agree with Michael. Bad English for "you'd better" and quite threatening. It implies that: you had better hope that's true, because if it isn't there will be consequences.
July 12, 2020
It's a little bit of a threat, in bad English
July 12, 2020
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