wave – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of wave

Indicative

Present

I	wave down sb
you	wave down sb
he;she;it	waves down sb
we	wave down sb
you	wave down sb
they	wave down sb

Perfect

I	have waved down sb
you	have waved down sb
he;she;it	has waved down sb
we	have waved down sb
you	have waved down sb
they	have waved down sb

Past

I	waved down sb
you	waved down sb
he;she;it	waved down sb
we	waved down sb
you	waved down sb
they	waved down sb

Pluperfect

I	had waved down sb
you	had waved down sb
he;she;it	had waved down sb
we	had waved down sb
you	had waved down sb
they	had waved down sb

Future

I	will wave down sb
you	will wave down sb
he;she;it	will wave down sb
we	will wave down sb
you	will wave down sb
they	will wave down sb

Future Perfect

I	will have waved down sb
you	will have waved down sb
he;she;it	will have waved down sb
we	will have waved down sb
you	will have waved down sb
they	will have waved down sb

Subjunctive

Present

I	wave down sb
you	wave down sb
he;she;it	wave down sb
we	wave down sb
you	wave down sb
they	wave down sb

Perfect

I	have waved down sb
you	have waved down sb
he;she;it	have waved down sb
we	have waved down sb
you	have waved down sb
they	have waved down sb

Imperfect

I	waved down sb
you	waved down sb
he;she;it	waved down sb
we	waved down sb
you	waved down sb
they	waved down sb

Pluperfect

I	had waved down sb
you	had waved down sb
he;she;it	had waved down sb
we	had waved down sb
you	had waved down sb
they	had waved down sb

Conditional

Present

I	would wave down sb
you	would wave down sb
he;she;it	would wave down sb
we	would wave down sb
you	would wave down sb
they	would wave down sb

Perfect

I	would have waved down sb
you	would have waved down sb
he;she;it	would have waved down sb
we	would have waved down sb
you	would have waved down sb
they	would have waved down sb

Imperative

you	wave down sb
we	Let's wave down sb
you	wave down sb

Indicative

Present

I	am waving down sb
you	are waving down sb
he;she;it	is waving down sb
we	are waving down sb
you	are waving down sb
they	are waving down sb

Perfect

I	have been waving down sb
you	have been waving down sb
he;she;it	has been waving down sb
we	have been waving down sb
you	have been waving down sb
they	have been waving down sb

Past

I	was waving down sb
you	were waving down sb
he;she;it	was waving down sb
we	were waving down sb
you	were waving down sb
they	were waving down sb

Pluperfect

I	had been waving down sb
you	had been waving down sb
he;she;it	had been waving down sb
we	had been waving down sb
you	had been waving down sb
they	had been waving down sb

Future

I	will be waving down sb
you	will be waving down sb
he;she;it	will be waving down sb
we	will be waving down sb
you	will be waving down sb
they	will be waving down sb

Future Perfect

I	will have been waving down sb
you	will have been waving down sb
he;she;it	will have been waving down sb
we	will have been waving down sb
you	will have been waving down sb
they	will have been waving down sb

Conditional

Present

I	would be waving down sb
you	would be waving down sb
he;she;it	would be waving down sb
we	would be waving down sb
you	would be waving down sb
they	would be waving down sb

Perfect

I	would have been waving down sb
you	would have been waving down sb
he;she;it	would have been waving down sb
we	would have been waving down sb
you	would have been waving down sb
they	would have been waving down sb

Verbs conjugated like 'wave'

abacinate, abalienate, abase, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, abduce, aberrate, aberuncate, abirritate, abjudge, abjudicate, abjugate, abjure, ablactate, ablaqueate, able, ablegate, abligate, abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

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

Phrasal Verbs

~ aside something, ~ something aside, ~ down something, ~ down somebody, ~ something down, ~ somebody down, ~ off somebody, ~ somebody off, ~ on somebody, ~ somebody on,

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)

wave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wave

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'wave'

Verbs similar to 'wave'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "wave"

Sample Sentences