wave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wave

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wave on sb
Participle: waved on sb
Gerund: waving on sb

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of wave

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

Ihave waved on sb
youhave waved on sb
he;she;ithas waved on sb
wehave waved on sb
youhave waved on sb
theyhave waved on sb

Past

Iwaved on sb
youwaved on sb
he;she;itwaved on sb
wewaved on sb
youwaved on sb
theywaved on sb

Pluperfect

Ihad waved on sb
youhad waved on sb
he;she;ithad waved on sb
wehad waved on sb
youhad waved on sb
theyhad waved on sb

Future

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

Future Perfect

Iwill have waved on sb
youwill have waved on sb
he;she;itwill have waved on sb
wewill have waved on sb
youwill have waved on sb
theywill have waved on sb

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

Ihave waved on sb
youhave waved on sb
he;she;ithave waved on sb
wehave waved on sb
youhave waved on sb
theyhave waved on sb

Imperfect

Iwaved on sb
youwaved on sb
he;she;itwaved on sb
wewaved on sb
youwaved on sb
theywaved on sb

Pluperfect

Ihad waved on sb
youhad waved on sb
he;she;ithad waved on sb
wehad waved on sb
youhad waved on sb
theyhad waved on sb

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

Iwould have waved on sb
youwould have waved on sb
he;she;itwould have waved on sb
wewould have waved on sb
youwould have waved on sb
theywould have waved on sb

Imperative

youwave on sb
weLet's wave on sb
youwave on sb

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam waving on sb
youare waving on sb
he;she;itis waving on sb
weare waving on sb
youare waving on sb
theyare waving on sb

Perfect

Ihave been waving on sb
youhave been waving on sb
he;she;ithas been waving on sb
wehave been waving on sb
youhave been waving on sb
theyhave been waving on sb

Past

Iwas waving on sb
youwere waving on sb
he;she;itwas waving on sb
wewere waving on sb
youwere waving on sb
theywere waving on sb

Pluperfect

Ihad been waving on sb
youhad been waving on sb
he;she;ithad been waving on sb
wehad been waving on sb
youhad been waving on sb
theyhad been waving on sb

Future

Iwill be waving on sb
youwill be waving on sb
he;she;itwill be waving on sb
wewill be waving on sb
youwill be waving on sb
theywill be waving on sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have been waving on sb
youwill have been waving on sb
he;she;itwill have been waving on sb
wewill have been waving on sb
youwill have been waving on sb
theywill have been waving on sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould be waving on sb
youwould be waving on sb
he;she;itwould be waving on sb
wewould be waving on sb
youwould be waving on sb
theywould be waving on sb

Perfect

Iwould have been waving on sb
youwould have been waving on sb
he;she;itwould have been waving on sb
wewould have been waving on sb
youwould have been waving on sb
theywould have been waving on sb

Other

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)