've
contraction of have:
've
1 American
Ve
2
American
[ve]
/ vɛ /
noun
Scandinavian Mythology.
've
1
British
contraction
ve
2
British
abbreviation
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
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"From the videos that I 've seen, it looked like kids at a snowball fight," Mamdani said.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
The “7” in the new album title stands for the seven members, the seven years they ‘ve been together. In some way that I don’t understand, it’s considered a “reboot.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2020
I 've witnessed a good father and husband.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2018
You 've been checked at every point you raised.
From Economist • Nov. 27, 2012
July 15—1 've been putting off a visit to my mother.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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