wave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wave

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of wave

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youwave down sth
weLet's wave down sth
youwave down sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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