wave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wave

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wave sth aside
Participle: waved sth aside
Gerund: waving sth aside

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of wave

Indicative

Present

Iwave sth aside
youwave sth aside
he;she;itwaves sth aside
wewave sth aside
youwave sth aside
theywave sth aside

Perfect

Ihave waved sth aside
youhave waved sth aside
he;she;ithas waved sth aside
wehave waved sth aside
youhave waved sth aside
theyhave waved sth aside

Past

Iwaved sth aside
youwaved sth aside
he;she;itwaved sth aside
wewaved sth aside
youwaved sth aside
theywaved sth aside

Pluperfect

Ihad waved sth aside
youhad waved sth aside
he;she;ithad waved sth aside
wehad waved sth aside
youhad waved sth aside
theyhad waved sth aside

Future

Iwill wave sth aside
youwill wave sth aside
he;she;itwill wave sth aside
wewill wave sth aside
youwill wave sth aside
theywill wave sth aside

Future Perfect

Iwill have waved sth aside
youwill have waved sth aside
he;she;itwill have waved sth aside
wewill have waved sth aside
youwill have waved sth aside
theywill have waved sth aside

Subjunctive

Present

Iwave sth aside
youwave sth aside
he;she;itwave sth aside
wewave sth aside
youwave sth aside
theywave sth aside

Perfect

Ihave waved sth aside
youhave waved sth aside
he;she;ithave waved sth aside
wehave waved sth aside
youhave waved sth aside
theyhave waved sth aside

Imperfect

Iwaved sth aside
youwaved sth aside
he;she;itwaved sth aside
wewaved sth aside
youwaved sth aside
theywaved sth aside

Pluperfect

Ihad waved sth aside
youhad waved sth aside
he;she;ithad waved sth aside
wehad waved sth aside
youhad waved sth aside
theyhad waved sth aside

Conditional

Present

Iwould wave sth aside
youwould wave sth aside
he;she;itwould wave sth aside
wewould wave sth aside
youwould wave sth aside
theywould wave sth aside

Perfect

Iwould have waved sth aside
youwould have waved sth aside
he;she;itwould have waved sth aside
wewould have waved sth aside
youwould have waved sth aside
theywould have waved sth aside

Imperative

youwave sth aside
weLet's wave sth aside
youwave sth aside

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam waving sth aside
youare waving sth aside
he;she;itis waving sth aside
weare waving sth aside
youare waving sth aside
theyare waving sth aside

Perfect

Ihave been waving sth aside
youhave been waving sth aside
he;she;ithas been waving sth aside
wehave been waving sth aside
youhave been waving sth aside
theyhave been waving sth aside

Past

Iwas waving sth aside
youwere waving sth aside
he;she;itwas waving sth aside
wewere waving sth aside
youwere waving sth aside
theywere waving sth aside

Pluperfect

Ihad been waving sth aside
youhad been waving sth aside
he;she;ithad been waving sth aside
wehad been waving sth aside
youhad been waving sth aside
theyhad been waving sth aside

Future

Iwill be waving sth aside
youwill be waving sth aside
he;she;itwill be waving sth aside
wewill be waving sth aside
youwill be waving sth aside
theywill be waving sth aside

Future Perfect

Iwill have been waving sth aside
youwill have been waving sth aside
he;she;itwill have been waving sth aside
wewill have been waving sth aside
youwill have been waving sth aside
theywill have been waving sth aside

Conditional

Present

Iwould be waving sth aside
youwould be waving sth aside
he;she;itwould be waving sth aside
wewould be waving sth aside
youwould be waving sth aside
theywould be waving sth aside

Perfect

Iwould have been waving sth aside
youwould have been waving sth aside
he;she;itwould have been waving sth aside
wewould have been waving sth aside
youwould have been waving sth aside
theywould have been waving sth aside

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)