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I've

[ ahyv ]
/ aɪv /

contraction of I have.

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Usage note

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British Dictionary definitions for i've

I've

/ (aɪv) /

contraction of

I have
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for i've

I've

contraction of I have, 1742, first attested in Richardson's "Pamela."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper