Past tense of wave
regular verb
The past tense of wave is waved. The past participle is also waved.
Forms of wave
| Base form (V1) | wave /weɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | waved /weɪvd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | waved /weɪvd/ |
| Present participle | waving /ˈweɪvɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | waves /weɪvz/ |
Waved in a sentence
- The flag waved in the gentle breeze.
- I waved goodbye.1978, Richard Nixon, RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1090
- We waved a flag to warn the oncoming traffic about the accident.From the entry warn
- The castle was adorned with ribbons, flags and other flutters that waved in the stiff wind.From the entry flutter
- He waved his hand nebulously in the direction he intended to go.From the entry nebulously
Meaning of wave
- verb To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
- verb To move one's hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.
- verb To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
Questions about the past tense of wave
- What is the past tense of wave?
- The past tense of wave is waved.
- What is the past participle of wave?
- The past participle of wave is waved.
- Is wave a regular or irregular verb?
- Wave is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: wave (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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