wave down
wave down · waves down · waved down · waving down
To cause to stop by using an arm gestureTo cause (a moving vehicle) to stop by using an arm gesture.
» Ziri waved down a passing car.
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1 sensesTo cause (a moving vehicle) to stop by using an arm gesture.
Examples
5 sentencesZiri waved down a passing car.
Tom watched the waves crashing down.
Stefan waved someone down to drive him to the next gas station.
Lorenzo tried to wave down a few people passing, but no one stopped.
Lorenzo was smiling and waving down at Melissa.
Forms
waves down, waving down, waved down, waved down| Base form | wave down · to wave down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | waves down |
| Present participle | waving down |
| Past simple | waved down |
| Past participle | waved down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- 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
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.