they've

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðeɪv/
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  • (Northumbria, unstressed) IPA(key): /ðev/
  • Rhymes: -eɪv

Contraction

they've

  1. they have
    • 2024 December 11, David Stubbings, “Network News: Go-op targets 2026 start for open access to Taunton”, in RAIL, number 1024, page 13:
      "That's because we recognise these towns do have a significant population who need to travel, and they've been kind of missed out."
    • 2025 September 15, Jennifer Kavanagh, “Here’s How Trump Can Prevent a War Over Taiwan”, in The New York Times (Opinion section)‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 September 2025[2]:
      China and the United States are closer than they’ve ever been to a war over Taiwan.