've

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Contents

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Contraction of have.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (postvocalic) IPA: /v/, X-SAMPA: /v/
  • (postconsonantal) IPA: /əv/, X-SAMPA: /@v/
  • Homophone: of (postconsonantal 've only, unstressed of only)

Verb [edit]

've

  1. Have (marking the perfect, or retrospective, tense)
  2. (some dialects) Have, possess.

Usage notes [edit]

  • In many dialects, -'ve is only used to mark the perfect aspect ("I've done something" = "I have done something"), not to signify possession ("I have something"). In others, -'ve may be used for both.

Related terms [edit]

  • 'd (past tense)
  • 's (third person)

Anagrams [edit]

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