How've you been?
How've you been?
How are you? "How've" is an informal contraction of "how have." Hey, great to see you again! How've you been? Hi Murray, how have you been?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
How (have) you been?
a standard greeting inquiry. (See also How you is?) Bob: Hi, Fred! How have you been? Fred: Great! What about you? Bob: Fine. Bob: How you been? Sue: Okay, I guess. You okay? Bob: Yup.
See also: how
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- How you been?
- can't complain
- can't complain. and nothing to complain about
- complain
- nothing to complain about
- dawg
- How about you?
- old cobber
- (it's) good to see you (again)
- good to see you