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waive

/weɪv/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To give up a right or claim, or to allow (something) to go unchallenged or unenforced.

    - "He waived his right to appeal."
    - "The judge allowed the defendant to waive his hearing."
  • Verb

    To move or gesture in a waving motion.

    - "She waived goodbye to her friends."
    - "The crowd waved their flags."
Pronunciation
  1. /weɪv/



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  2. /weɪv/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with waive
ave , grave , wave , cave , rave , crave
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. wave (en) : A rising and falling of the surface of a body of water or the land, typically as a result of wind.

  2. waive (en) : To give up a right or claim, or to allow (something) to go unchallenged or unenforced.

Variants
List of all variants of waive that leads to same result
waive , waived , waives , waiving
Forms
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Waived: past tense and past participle of waive, Waving: present participle of waive, Waves: noun form of waive

Etymology
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Old English wefan 'to wave, shake, weave'; related to weft 'that which is woven'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'waive' comes from the Old English word 'wefan', which means 'to wave, shake, weave'.

  2. The word 'waive' is often used interchangeably with the word 'forgo', but 'waive' specifically refers to giving up a right or claim, while 'forgo' can mean to give up or abandon something in general.

Related Concepts
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  1. Forfeit: The loss of a right or possession as a penalty for a fault or failure.

  2. Relinquish: To give up or surrender (a right, claim, or possession).

Culture
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In literature, the term 'waive' is often used to describe a character's decision to give up a right or claim, such as in the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, where Atticus Finch waives his right to appeal his daughter's suspension from school.

How to Memorize "waive"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine the letter 'W' with a flag waving from the top.
    - Visualize yourself giving up a claim or right.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the action of waving a flag.
    - Connect it with the idea of giving up a right or claim.

  3. mnemonics

    - Wave goodbye to the right you're giving up.
    - Remember: Wave = Waive = Waving goodbye.

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