wave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wave

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of wave

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)