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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 you’re a man on the internet in 2026, there’s a good chance you’ve been flooded with ads for ways to help you cling to your hair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

And you’ve only got 60 days from when you receive the notice to file a “request for reconsideration.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

"When you make breakfast, you've got to weigh everything, counting how many carbohydrates are in it, so that you know the right amount of insulin to give."

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Add a bowl of whipped butter and a dish of good olive oil and you’ve created the sort of opening course that feels improbably generous for the cost.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

“Yes, you’ve done something wrong! You’ve done something very, very wrong! What did you say to her?”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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