51Թ

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I've

1

[ ahyv ]

  1. contraction of I have.


-ive

2
  1. a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition, function, connection, etc.:

    active; corrective; destructive; detective; passive; sportive.

-ive

1

suffix

  1. forming adjectives indicating a tendency, inclination, character, or quality

    divisive

    festive

    prohibitive

    massive

  2. ( forming nouns of adjectival origin )

    detective

    expletive

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

I've

2

/ ɪ /

contraction of

  1. I have
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of I've1

< Latin -īܲ; in some words, representing French -ive, feminine of -if
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of I've1

from Latin -īܲ
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Example Sentences

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"Not everybody can get out, and I got out because of people I've got round me."

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"As an adult now my heart just breaks for him, because I've been there."

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“Today, I am putting my career and everything that I’ve worked for on the line, not for personal gain but for my partners in law enforcement as well as for the future of public safety in our communities,” he told attendees.

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"Everything the people I've spoken to and the people the team have spoken to who knew Richard and Philip personally, and from the vast majority of biographies, our takeaway is that Philip's motives were good and honest and pure," he said.

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"I've got threads and threads of nobody wanting to communicate with me, and I was asking for so much help to try and sort this out."

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