# you've

Pronunciation: say "YOOV" US /juv/, UK /juːv/

## Contraction

1. Contraction of you have. — Contraction of you have.
   - Simple: Contraction of you have. Use it as a short way to say "you have" when speaking or writing casually.
   - _By the time you arrive, you've already missed the opening act._
   - _You've been working too hard lately, and everyone can see it._

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