wave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wave

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of wave

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)