wave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wave

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wave
Participle: waved
Gerund: waving

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of wave

Indicative

Present

Iwave
youwave
he;she;itwaves
wewave
youwave
theywave

Perfect

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

Past

Iwaved
youwaved
he;she;itwaved
wewaved
youwaved
theywaved

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iwave
youwave
he;she;itwave
wewave
youwave
theywave

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iwaved
youwaved
he;she;itwaved
wewaved
youwaved
theywaved

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youwave
weLet's wave
youwave

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)