Wave

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English

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Pronunciation

AHD: wÄv, IPA: /weÉªv/, SAMPA: /weIv/
Homophones: waive
Rhymes: -eÉªv

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Etymology 1

Old English wafian, from Proto-Germanic *wab-, from Proto-Indo-European base *webh- "to move to and fro, to weave".

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Verb

to wave (third-person singular simple present waves, present participle waving, simple past waved, past participle waved)

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To move back and forth repeatedly.

The flag waved in the gentle breeze.
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To wave oneâs hand in greeting or departure.

I waved goodbye from across the room.
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To have an undulating or wavy form.

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(baseball) To swing and miss at a pitch.

Jones waves at strike one.
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To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.

The starter waved the flag to begin the race.
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To signal someone or something with a waving movement.

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Derived terms

waver

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Translations

wave oneâs hand

Arabic: Ø±ÙØ±Ù (rafrÃ¡fa)
Chinese: ææ (zhÄoshÇu)
Dutch: zwaaien
French: saluer
German: winken
Italian: agitare la mano

Japanese: æ¯ãåãã (ãµããããã, furi ugokasu)
Korean: íë¤ë¤ (heundeulda)
Portuguese: acenar com a mÃ£o
Russian: Ð¼Ð°ÑÐ°ÑÑ (maÏÃ¡tâ)
Spanish: hacer seÃ±al
Swedish: vinka
Telugu: à°à°ªà± (oopu)

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German: wehen (1), wedeln, schwenken
French: (flag) flotter (1), onduler (3)

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Etymology 2

An alteration of waw, under influence of the verb; some senses developed directly from the verb.

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Noun

Wave (plural Waves)

A moving disturbance in the level of a body of water.
The wave traveled from the center of the lake before breaking on the shore.
((physics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) A moving disturbance in the energy level of a field.
Gravity waves, while predicted by theory for decades, have been notoriously difficult to detect.
A shape which alternately curves in opposite directions.
Her hair had a nice wave to it.
A suddenly unusually large amount of something that is temporarily experienced.
A wave of shoppers stampeded through the door when the store opened for its Christmas discount special.
A wave of retirees began moving to the coastal area.
A wave of emotion overcame her when she thought about her son who was killed in battle.
A sideway movement of the hand(s).
With a wave of the hand.