the usual way of saying or writing ‘have’, added to the end of ‘I’, ‘you’, ‘we’, or ‘they’ to form the present perfect tense. This is not often used in formal writing
We’ve been trying to reach you since yesterday.
Synonyms and related words
Short forms
aren’t
can’t
couldn’t
’ve
short form
US /əv/
Other entries for this word
V-E Day
I’veshort form
we’veshort form
who’veshort form
you’veshort form
they’veshort form
would’veshort form
couldn’t’vemodal verb
wouldn’t’vemodal verb
shouldn’t’vemodal verb
y’all’d’veshort form
I’ve heard aboutphrase
you’ve guessed itphrase
I hear/I’ve heardphrase
you’ve got me (there)phrase
look what you’ve donephrase
you’ve got a pointphrase
if you’ve got it, flaunt itphrase
now I’ve seen everything/it allphrase
from what I hear/from what I’ve heardphrase
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the usual way of saying or writing “have,” added to the end of “I,” “you,” “we,” or “they” to form the present perfect tense. This is not often used in formal writing