where've

[ wairv, hwairv, wair-uhv, hwair- ]

/ wɛərv, ʰwɛərv, ˈwɛər əv, ˈʰwɛər- /

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contraction of where have: Where've you seen this before?

QUIZ

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Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

usage note for where've

Chant: Ve-al kulam, Eloha selichot, selach lanu, mechal lanu, kaper lanu.
Jews and Non-Jews Need to Repent for the Sins of the U.S. and Israel|Rabbi Michael Lerner|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It had never occurred to him the gun might still be loaded all those years after VE Day.
Accidents Happen to Gun People Too|David Frum|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The death of bin Laden is as close to a VE-Day as our generation will ever know.
The Relief of 9/11 Heroes|John Avlon|May 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Ferguson reverses those emphases—focusing solely on this historic meltdown, the who/what/where/why/how.
Inside Job: Hard Lessons Through Pretty Pictures|Randall Lane|October 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The first time anyone tastes a fried stuffed olive, they get that where-have-you-been-all-my-life look on their face.
What to Eat: Classic Hors d'Oeuvres, Revisited|Cookstr.com|November 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I knew she did n't ought to go acwoss ve wiver, and I knew ve wegiment would come to me if I sent Jack home.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Smith: No, my lud—ve're the rig'lar chimbly sveeps vot sveeps his ludship's chimblys.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
You will not succeed in wresting it for long from the eternal oblivion where-unto it is destined.
Marguerite|Anatole France
Where-ever a sale was effected, all those connected with it were objects of vengeance.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
He peeped over the hill, and saw two warriors riding away toward the Place-where-the-sun-sleeps.
Three Sioux Scouts|Elmer Russell Gregor