she've

English

Contraction

she've

1. Contraction of she have.
   • 1871, Thomas Hardy, Desperate Remedies:

     'That wife o' thine. She's an entertainen woman, not to speak disrespectful.'
     'She is: and a winnen one. Look at the husbands she've had—God bless her!'

Usage notes

• Generally used in rendering dialectal speech, though possibly also applicable to the subjunctive case.