I'ven't

contraction

I have not

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Meanings

contraction
  1. contractionnonstandardI 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

From I've + -n't.

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APA

I'ven't. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'ven't

MLA

“I'ven't.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'ven't. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “I'ven't,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I'ven't.

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