wave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wave

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wave down sb
Participle: waveeed down sb
Gerund: waveing down sb

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of wave

Indicative

Present

Iwave down sb
youwave down sb
he;she;itwaves down sb
wewave down sb
youwave down sb
theywave down sb

Perfect

Ihave waveeed down sb
youhave waveeed down sb
he;she;ithas waveeed down sb
wehave waveeed down sb
youhave waveeed down sb
theyhave waveeed down sb

Past

Iwaveeed down sb
youwaveeed down sb
he;she;itwaveeed down sb
wewaveeed down sb
youwaveeed down sb
theywaveeed down sb

Pluperfect

Ihad waveeed down sb
youhad waveeed down sb
he;she;ithad waveeed down sb
wehad waveeed down sb
youhad waveeed down sb
theyhad waveeed down sb

Future

Iwill wave down sb
youwill wave down sb
he;she;itwill wave down sb
wewill wave down sb
youwill wave down sb
theywill wave down sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have waveeed down sb
youwill have waveeed down sb
he;she;itwill have waveeed down sb
wewill have waveeed down sb
youwill have waveeed down sb
theywill have waveeed down sb

Subjunctive

Present

Iwave down sb
youwave down sb
he;she;itwave down sb
wewave down sb
youwave down sb
theywave down sb

Perfect

Ihave waveeed down sb
youhave waveeed down sb
he;she;ithave waveeed down sb
wehave waveeed down sb
youhave waveeed down sb
theyhave waveeed down sb

Imperfect

Iwaveeed down sb
youwaveeed down sb
he;she;itwaveeed down sb
wewaveeed down sb
youwaveeed down sb
theywaveeed down sb

Pluperfect

Ihad waveeed down sb
youhad waveeed down sb
he;she;ithad waveeed down sb
wehad waveeed down sb
youhad waveeed down sb
theyhad waveeed down sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould wave down sb
youwould wave down sb
he;she;itwould wave down sb
wewould wave down sb
youwould wave down sb
theywould wave down sb

Perfect

Iwould have waveeed down sb
youwould have waveeed down sb
he;she;itwould have waveeed down sb
wewould have waveeed down sb
youwould have waveeed down sb
theywould have waveeed down sb

Imperative

youwave down sb
weLet's wave down sb
youwave down sb

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam waveing down sb
youare waveing down sb
he;she;itis waveing down sb
weare waveing down sb
youare waveing down sb
theyare waveing down sb

Perfect

Ihave been waveing down sb
youhave been waveing down sb
he;she;ithas been waveing down sb
wehave been waveing down sb
youhave been waveing down sb
theyhave been waveing down sb

Past

Iwas waveing down sb
youwere waveing down sb
he;she;itwas waveing down sb
wewere waveing down sb
youwere waveing down sb
theywere waveing down sb

Pluperfect

Ihad been waveing down sb
youhad been waveing down sb
he;she;ithad been waveing down sb
wehad been waveing down sb
youhad been waveing down sb
theyhad been waveing down sb

Future

Iwill be waveing down sb
youwill be waveing down sb
he;she;itwill be waveing down sb
wewill be waveing down sb
youwill be waveing down sb
theywill be waveing down sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have been waveing down sb
youwill have been waveing down sb
he;she;itwill have been waveing down sb
wewill have been waveing down sb
youwill have been waveing down sb
theywill have been waveing down sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould be waveing down sb
youwould be waveing down sb
he;she;itwould be waveing down sb
wewould be waveing down sb
youwould be waveing down sb
theywould be waveing down sb

Perfect

Iwould have been waveing down sb
youwould have been waveing down sb
he;she;itwould have been waveing down sb
wewould have been waveing down sb
youwould have been waveing down sb
theywould have been waveing down sb

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'wave'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'wave'

cave, dave, fave, have, lave, pave, rave, save, wade, wage,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

undulate
swell, billow, fluctuate, flutter, quaver, oscillate, sway, rock
greet
beckon, call, motion, signal

Additional Information

Etymology

1. "move back and forth," O.E. wafian "to wave with the hands" (related to wæfre "wavering, restless"), from P.Gmc. *wab- (cf. O.N. vafra "to hover about," M.H.G. waben "to wave, undulate"), from PIE base *webh- "to move to and fro, to weave" (see weave). Meaning "to make a sign by a wave of the hand" is from 1513.
2. From Middle English waven, from Old English wafian (“to wave, fluctuate, waver in mind, wonder”), from Proto-West Germanic *wabōn, from Proto-Germanic *wabōną, *wabjaną (“to wander, sway”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to move to and from, wander”).
3. Cognate with Middle High German waben (“to wave”), German wabern (“to waft”), Icelandic váfa (“to fluctuate, waver, doubt”). See also waver. See: Middle English 'waven', Old English 'wafian', Middle High German 'waben', German, old spelling 'wabern', Icelandic 'váfa'.

Verbs referencing "wave"

Cornish gwevya.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] ! ’ ‘Ding, ding, ding ! ’ the very bell is in a hurry. ‘Now for the shore—who 's for the shore ? ’ — ‘These gentlemen, I am sorry to say. ’ They are away, and never said, Good b’ye. Ah now they wave it from the little boat. ‘Good b’ye! Good b’ye ! ’ Three cheers from them; three more from us; three more from them: and they are gone. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] depth of water, we dropped anchor in a strange outlandish-looking nook which nobody on board could recognise, although there was land all about us, and so close that we could plainly see the waving branches of the trees. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘Some of the analogical signs which (guided by his faculty of imitation ) he had contrived, were comprehensible; such as the waving motion of his hand for the motion of a boat, the circular one for a wheel, &c. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] who addresses himself peculiarly to seamen, and who was once a mariner himself. I found his chapel down among the shipping, in one of the narrow, old, water-side streets, with a gay blue flag waving freely from its roof. In the gallery opposite to the pulpit were a little choir of male and female singers, a violoncello, and a violin. The preacher already sat in the pulpit, which was raised on [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] here and there a spire or steeple, looking down upon the herd below; and here and there, again, a cloud of lazy smoke; and in the foreground a forest of ships ’ masts, cheery with flapping sails and waving flags. Crossing from among them to the opposite shore, were steam ferry-boats laden with people, coaches, horses, waggons, baskets, boxes: crossed and recrossed by other ferry-boats: all travelling [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • The La Belle Riviere, as brave and beautiful a boat as ever walked the waters of her namesake river, was floating gayly down the stream, under a brilliant sky, the stripes and stars of free America waving and fluttering over head; the guards crowded with well-dressed ladies and gentlemen walking and enjoying the delightful day. All was full of life, buoyant and rejoicing; — all but Haley's gang, who [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] above and below to see Mas’r come in. Foremost among them was a highly-dressed young mulatto man, evidently a very _distingue_ personage, attired in the ultra extreme of the mode, and gracefully waving a scented cambric handkerchief in his hand. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] who is now, or who lately was, in prison as a felon, blew up this monument two years ago, and it is now a melancholy ruin, with a long fragment of iron railing hanging dejectedly from its top, and waving to and fro like a wild ivy branch or broken vine stem. It is of much higher importance than it may seem, that this statue should be repaired at the public cost, as it ought to have been long ago. [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)