HAD, pret. and pp. of have contracted from Sax.haefd, that is, haved as, I had I have had. In the phrase, "I had better go," it is supposed that had is used for would "I'd better go." The sense of the phrase is, "it would be better for me to go."
HAD, pret. and pp. of have contracted from Sax.haefd, that is, haved as, I had I have had. In the phrase, "I had better go," it is supposed that had is used for would "I'd better go." The sense of the phrase is, "it would be better for me to go."
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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