we've

American

[weev] / wiv /

contraction of we have:

We've been here for an hour.

we've British

/ wiːv /

contraction

we have

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Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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No, because we’ve had so many amazing artists who sing in English: Roxette, Ace of Base, a lot of huge DJs.

From Los Angeles Times

On her watch, we’ve seen multiple misses.

From Los Angeles Times

Building surveyor, David Walter, says the insulation wasn't fitted correctly and says the installer ''didn't understand what they were doing and what they were doing to the building which is why we've got these problems.''

From BBC

And that’s a change from where we’ve been in terms of treating obesity.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's just really bad luck for Isak. It's probably one of the first glimpses we've seen of his real quality in a Liverpool shirt."

From Barron's

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