/ Dictionary / Index I I've: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: I've Pronunciation: (īv), [key] contraction of I have. -ive Pronunciation: [key] a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition, function, connection, etc.:Cf. -ative, -itive. active; corrective; destructive; detective; passive; sportive. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Ivar Ives Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language