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wave through

wave through verb: to indicate to a person or vehicle that they can proceed, by giving a wave (hand gesture).

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To indicate to a person or vehicle that they can proceed, by giving a wave (hand gesture).
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To approve (a plan etc.); to greenlight.

Forms of wave through

third-person singular presentwaves through
present participlewaving through
past participlewaved through
pastwaved through

Questions about wave through

What does wave through mean?
Wave through means to indicate to a person or vehicle that they can proceed, by giving a wave (hand gesture).
What part of speech is wave through?
Wave through is a verb.
What is the past tense of wave through?
The past tense of wave through is waved through.

Words near wave through in the dictionary

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  2. wave skis
  3. wave the bloody shirt
  4. wave the white flag
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  6. wave through
  7. wave train
  8. wave trains
  9. wave turn
  10. wave vector
  11. wave vectors

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