"how've" meaning in All languages combined

See how've on Wiktionary

Contraction [English]

IPA: /haʊv/ Forms: how’ve [canonical]
Rhymes: -aʊv Etymology: how + -’ve Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|how|'ve|alt2=’ve}} how + -’ve Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=how’ve}} how’ve, {{en-cont|head=how’ve}} how’ve
  1. (colloquial) Contraction of how have. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: how have
    Sense id: en-how've-en-contraction-QsNyxvqP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -'ve

Download JSON data for how've meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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