I've
First-person auxiliary contraction
I've is a contraction of "I have," used in two main ways.
With a past participle, it forms the present perfect: I've seen that movie, I've never been to Paris.
With "got," it indicates possession or obligation: I've got three sisters, I've got to go.
The contraction appears almost exclusively in speech and informal writing.
No longer in progress
- seenPerceived visually
- beenPast participle of "be"
- livedExisted or dwelt
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
encountered · witnessed · undergone · traveled · learned · discovered · explored · survived
Obtained previously
- gottenObtained, past participle
- acquiredCame to possess
- obtainedCame into possession
- ownedPossessed legally
kept · held · collected · gathered · accumulated · received · inherited · earned
Brought to an end
- completedFully finished
- doneNo longer in progress
- concludedBrought to completion
- wrappedCovered in material
ended · accomplished · fulfilled · achieved · managed · succeeded · handled · settled
Became aware of
- understoodGrasped the meaning
- noticedBecame aware of
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
- foundDiscovered or established
learned · recognized · figured · grasped · comprehended · concluded · determined · gathered
done
No longer in progress
experienced · encountered · witnessed · undergone · traveled · learned · discovered · explored · survived · endured
got
Obtained previously
owned · kept · held · collected · gathered · accumulated · received · inherited · earned · saved
finished
Brought to an end
wrapped · ended · accomplished · fulfilled · achieved · managed · succeeded · handled · settled · resolved
realized
Became aware of
- understoodGrasped the meaning
- noticedBecame aware of
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
found · learned · recognized · figured · grasped · comprehended · concluded · determined · gathered · surmised
gotta
Colloquial for must
ought · promised · committed · agreed · pledged · vowed · sworn · guaranteed · assured · undertaken