Meaning

3 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To cause a disturbance.

    причиня́ть беспоко́йствоpričinjátʹ bespokójstvo, наруша́ть споко́йствиеnarušátʹ spokójstvije

  2. (idiomatic)To upset the status quo.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, wave.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
To cause a disturbance:

Origin

Derived from disruptions caused by waves in water.

Derived from disruptions caused by waves in water.

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Forms

makes waves, making waves, made waves, made waves
Base formmake waves · to make waves
3rd person singularmakes waves
Present participlemaking waves
Past simplemade waves
Past participlemade waves

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymake waves
he, she, itmakes waves

Past simpleLesson

all personsmade waves

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave made waves
he, she, ithas made waves

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill make waves

Synonyms

1 synonyms
upset the status quo:rock the boat

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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