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you've

American  
[yoov, yoov, yuhv] / juv, jʊv, jəv /
  1. contraction of you have:

    You've already been there.


you've British  
/ jʊv, juːv /

contraction

  1. you have

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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If your Facebook account gets hacked, that hacker has access to everything you’ve shared with Muse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

In this case, your husband is the one with the children and, as you say, you’ve had pets but you don’t have kids.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Add some canned beans if you’ve got them.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

If you live along the East Coast, you’ve probably had a damp few days.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Luck. Like you’ve ever needed luck. You put my name on here just to spite me, don’t lie.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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