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never've

/ˈnɛvəɹəv/

never've contraction: never have.

Contraction

never've

  1. (contraction) never have
    • Had I not c'mere, we'd never've met.

Origin of never've

Contraction of never have

Questions about never've

What does never've mean?
Never've means never have.
What part of speech is never've?
Never've is a contraction.
How do you pronounce never've?
Never've is pronounced /ˈnɛvəɹəv/.

Words near never've in the dictionary

  1. Never Trumpers
  2. never trust me
  3. never was
  4. never waste a crisis
  5. never you mind
  6. never've
  7. never-be
  8. never-been
  9. never-do-well
  10. never-do-wells
  11. never-dying

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