wave – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of wave

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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