wave

1. (intransitive)To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.

   The flag waved in the gentle breeze.

   wedeln, schwenken, flattern

   развева́тьсяrazvevátʹsja, ви́тьсяvítʹsja

   майорі́тиmajoríty, розвіва́тисяrozvivátysja, ви́тисяvýtysja

   move or swing back and forth

2. (intransitive)To move one's hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.

   winken

   маха́тьmaxátʹ, помаха́тьpomaxátʹ, махну́тьmaxnútʹ

   маха́тиmaxáty, помаха́тиpomaxáty, махну́тиmaxnúty

3. (metonymically, transitive)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.

   I waved goodbye from across the room.

4. (intransitive)To have an undulating or wavy form.

   wellen

5. (transitive)To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to.

6. (transitive)To style (the hair) so as to produce a wavy texture.

   ondulieren, wellen

7. (intransitive)To swing and miss at a pitch.

   Jones waves at strike one.

8. (transitive)To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.

   The starter waved the flag to begin the race.

   wedeln

9. (metonymically, transitive)To signal (someone or something) with a waving movement.

   zuwinken

   signal with the hands or nod

10. (ergative, intransitive)To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.

11. To generate a wave.

12. (intransitive, obsolete)To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state.

1. The waves are high.

   Хвилі високі.

   ruВолны высокие.

   deDie Wellen sind hoch.

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2. The waves are high today.

   Хвилі сьогодні високі.

   ruВолны высокие сегодня.

   deDie Wellen sind heute hoch.

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3. Tom gave Mary a wave.

   Том помахав Мері рукою.

   ruТом махнул Мэри рукой.

   deTom winkte Maria zu.

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4. They weren't warned of the tidal wave.

   Їх не попереджали про припливну хвилю.

   deSie wurden nicht vor der Flutwelle gewarnt.

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5. I waved to Tom and he waved back.

   Я помахала Тому рукою, і він помахав рукою у відповідь.

   ruЯ помахал Тому, и он помахал мне в ответ.

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regular · Lesson

• wave offTo give a wave of one's hand, or of a flag or wand, so as to signal (someone) to desist or leave.
• wave inTo try, in public, to attract people into a business establishment.
• wave downTo cause (a moving vehicle) to stop by using an arm gesture.
• wave awayTo reject or dismiss with a hand gesture.
• wave throughTo indicate to a person or vehicle that they can proceed, by giving a wave (hand gesture).
• wave asideTo dismiss something without paying much attention to it; to decide something is too unimportant or unnecessary to respond to