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Definition of "you've" [you've]

  • Contraction of you have.

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "you've" in a sentence
  • "It's a phrase you've probably heard before if you've spent any time around church folks."
  • "His jaw jutted in the way a jaw juts when someone has just said a word you've hardly ever heard, and when that word is "no"."
  • "Also, check if the website address for the name you've selected is available."
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