Past tense of waver
regular verb
The past tense of waver is wavered. The past participle is also wavered.
Forms of waver
| Base form (V1) | waver /ˈweɪvə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | wavered |
| Past participle (V3) | wavered |
| Present participle | wavering |
| Third person singular | wavers |
Wavered in a sentence
- Flowers wavered in the breeze.
- Despite all the terrible things that happened to her, she never wavered from her beliefs.
- In the last week, perhaps for the first time in Arteta’s 10-month reign, that belief wavered.2020 November 1, James McNicholas, “Arteta and Arsenal once again show the value of belief”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York…. From the entry oh, ye of little faith
- To their credit, they never wavered and for that alone no one could begrudge them the points.2000 March 12, Stuart Barnes, “Swindon stunner for Curbishley”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry to one's credit
- Twilight deepened, and a flicker of star-shells wavered in the sky beyond Béthune.1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin, published 2013, page 260. From the entry star shell
Meaning of waver
- verb To swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter.
- verb To move without purpose or a specified destination; to roam, to wander.
- verb To sway back and forth, as if about to fall; to reel, to stagger, to totter.
Questions about the past tense of waver
- What is the past tense of waver?
- The past tense of waver is wavered.
- What is the past participle of waver?
- The past participle of waver is wavered.
- Is waver a regular or irregular verb?
- Waver is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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