you've

American  

[yoov, yoov, yuhv] / yuv, yʊv, yəv /

1. contraction of you have:

   You've already been there.

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you've British  

/ jʊv, juːv /

contraction

1. you have

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Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

"He didn't do well against Usyk. Once you've opened that door and shown that bit of your character, it leaves people like me to expose it."

From BBC • May 8, 2026

“If the employer’s matching 3%, then you’ve got to put in 3%,” Johnston said.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Bob from Simi Valley said that “you never know what you’ve got till it’s gone.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Now, you’re intimately familiar with this because of the treatments you’ve been taking for your cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“If you really take care of it, you’ve got a good chance,” he says.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison