'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
“They 've got to give me something. Oh please, doctor, give me enough to do some good!”
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
At the Museo Jumex in Mexico City, a retrospective of his work, “Lari Pittman: Lo Que Se Ve, Se Pregunta,” will be on view through Feb. 26.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
The woman in the picture with the “Isn’t It Romantic” star is Ramona Agruma, an L.A.-based clothing and jewelry designer who’s behind the Lemon Ve Limon casual clothing line, according to TMZ.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
Botham credits makeup designer Ve Neill for placing a special fastener on the back of Reubens’s neck, smoothing out extra skin and leaving less work for postproduction.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2016
As played by Eddie Marsan, he was a scourge of received wisdom and apathy who was wont to say things such as: "Ve are vinning ze battle of ze buttock."
From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2012
Ve and Vili and Odin looked at each other and spoke of what was needful to do, there in the void of Ginnungagap.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
Carbona remade BioLife into AveXis: Av for adeno-associated virus serotype 9, the engine of Kaspar’s drug; ve for vector; X for the DNA helix; and Is for Isis, the goddess of children, nature and magic.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2025
The webpage says that in addition to such pronouns as he/him, she/her and they, “some people prefer to use gender-neutral pronouns, such as ne, ve, ze/zie and xe.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
First, the greater the exhaust velocity of the gases relative to the rocket, ve , the greater the acceleration is.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
"I ve gotten a few smoking jackets as gag gifts from people, but no."
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2013
“Veil, ve have a castle also, not as big as this, nor as comfortable, I am thinking,” he was telling Hermione.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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