I've
pron.pron. a short way of saying 'I have'. You use it when you own something or when you have finished an action.
pron. a contraction of the first-person singular pronoun 'I' and the auxiliary verb 'have'. Used to form the present perfect tense or to indicate possession in informal contexts.
I've finished my homework already.
I've lived in this city for ten years and I still get lost sometimes.
I've often wondered whether the decisions we make in our youth are truly our own or merely reflections of the expectations placed upon us by our peers.
Used in speech and informal writing; in formal academic prose, the full form 'I have' is preferred.
I've a carI have a car / I've got a carIn American English, 'I've' is rarely used as the main verb for possession; it usually requires 'got' or the full form 'have'.