wave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wave

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of wave

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youwave sb off
weLet's wave sb off
youwave sb off

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)