/weɪv/

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Meaning

To move your hand in the air, often to say hello or goodbye.

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Word origin

From Old English wafian, to move the hands to and fro.

Origin
Old English
Root
wafian

Grammar

Verb typeregular (wave, waves, waved)

Examples

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Here "wave" means to move your hand to say hello.

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"Waved" is the past form of "wave".

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"Waves" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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This word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 10: wave, plus, prefer and 7 more words.