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Definition ’ve in British English

’ve short form

short form
/əv/
1

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

Example

We've been trying to reach you since yesterday.

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Definition ’ve in British English