've is the usual spoken form of 'have', especially when 'have' is an auxiliary verb. It is added to the end of the pronoun which is the subject of the verb. For example, 'you have' can be shortened to 'you've'.
ve in British English
the internet domain name for
Venezuela
've in British English
contraction of
have
I've
you've
've in American English
(v; əv)
have
used in contractions, often informally
we've seen it; where've you been?
Examples of 've' in a sentence
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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.