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    've
    contraction of have:
  • Ve
    Ve
    noun
    a brother of Odin.
  • ve
    ve
    abbreviation
    Venezuela
Synonyms

've

1 American  

  1. contraction of have:

    I've got it. We've been there.
Ve 2 American  
[ve] / vɛ /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

  1. a brother of Odin.

've 1 British  

contraction

  1. have

    I've

    you've
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ve 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Venezuela

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Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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"From the videos that I 've seen, it looked like kids at a snowball fight," Mamdani said.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The “7” in the new album title stands for the seven members, the seven years they ‘ve been together. In some way that I don’t understand, it’s considered a “reboot.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2020

I 've witnessed a good father and husband.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2018

You 've been checked at every point you raised.

From Economist • Nov. 27, 2012

July 15—1 've been putting off a visit to my mother.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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