wave – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wave

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of wave

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)