wave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wave

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of wave

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)