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would've
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would've
would've
/
ˈ
wʊdəv/
would've
/
ˈ
wʊdəv/
Britannica Dictionary definition of WOULD'VE
—
used as a contraction of
would have
I
would've
picked you up from the airport if I had known you were coming.
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