we've

[ weev ]

  1. contraction of we have:We've been here for an hour.

usage note For we've

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How to use we've in a sentence

  • Theres our camp site, he said, beaming, and weve made it with a good hour of daylight left.

  • Weve got something left and Im safe, and thats more than a good many people can say.

    Chains | Elizabeth Baker
  • Weve got to live somehow, and if you get a good job stick to it, say Inone of your highty flighty notions.

    Chains | Elizabeth Baker
  • Weve wasted too much time, anyhow, said King OLeary, mistaking the sincerity of these professions.

    The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
  • You have given me more than I had a right to take, and Im going to try and hold what weve won together.

    The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for we've

we've

/ (wiːv) /


contraction of
  1. we have

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