I 've no idea of whether it's going to last a minute or half an hour.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
Of course, he continued, you 've probably already guessed the bad news.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
Men like yourself, hungry for new possibilities, who ' ve heard that we have skills unknown in your region.
Clive Barker THE HELLBOUND HEART (2001)
What you ' ve just told me is the first thing that tips the scales in her favor.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)
I suppose the simple answer is that I ' ve never really felt I belonged anywhere.
Clive Barker GALILEE (2001)
All related terms of '-'ve'
Mohave
a member of a Native American people formerly living along the Colorado River
V-E Day
the day marking the Allied victory in Europe in World War II (May 8, 1945)
I've
I've is the usual spoken form of 'I have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb .
we've
We've is the usual spoken form of 'we have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb .
may've
May've is a spoken form of ' may have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb .
who've
Who've is the usual spoken form of 'who have,' especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb .
you've
You've is the usual spoken form of 'you have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb .
I'd've
I would have
must've
Must've is the usual spoken form of 'must have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb .
they've
They've is the usual spoken form of 'they have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb .
could've
Could've is the usual spoken form of 'could have', when 'have' is an auxiliary verb .
might've
Might've is the usual spoken form of 'might have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb .
should've
Should've is the usual spoken form of 'should have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb .
would've
Would've is a spoken form of 'would have', when 'have' is an auxiliary verb .
you've got another think coming
you are mistaken and will soon have to alter your opinion
you have no idea/you've no idea
You can say you have no idea to emphasize how good or bad something is.
you've got to laugh/you have to laugh
If you say ' you've got to laugh ' or ' you have to laugh ', you are trying to see the amusing side of a difficult or disappointing situation rather than being sad or angry about it.
you're/you must be/you've got to be joking
You say you're joking or you must be joking to someone when they have just told you something that is so surprising or unreasonable that you find it difficult to believe.