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I'ven't

I'ven't contraction: i have not.

Contraction

I'ven't

  1. (contraction, nonstandard) I have not
    • Try to circumvent me, and I'm a ugly customer. I'll show you I'ven't any-mosity. Your father pays—you 'pologize.1859, George Meredith, The Ordeal of Richard Feverel: A History of Father and Son, page 174

Origin of I'ven't

From I've + -n't.

Questions about I'ven't

What does I'ven't mean?
I'ven't means i have not.
What part of speech is I'ven't?
I'ven't is a contraction.

Words near I'ven't in the dictionary

  1. I've burnt myself
  2. I've got news for you
  3. I've got your nose
  4. I've lost my keys
  5. I've never heard it called that before
  6. I'ven't
  7. i+1
  8. i-
  9. i-adjective
  10. i-adjectives
  11. i-banking

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