you've

American

[yoov, yoov, yuhv] / yuv, yʊv, yəv /

contraction of you have:

You've already been there.

you've British

/ jʊv, juːv /

contraction

you have

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Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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"I love my job but it's got to the point where you've got to give yourself a bit of a pep talk in the morning because of what might happen," she said.

From BBC

"Where you've got, for example, the Man City kit they could look at other IP rights," Cowan said.

From BBC

Cowan added: "If you've got those egregious videos, where someone's putting out a hideous deepfake, they're not going to worry about adding that label."

From BBC

If you’re a California homeowner and you’ve been feeling chilly this winter, there are plenty of reasons to go get a heat pump.

From Los Angeles Times

Admit it, you’ve looked at tasks and said, “Not my job.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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