wave in
wave in · waves in · waved in · waving in
To try, in public, to attract people into a business establishmentTo try, in public, to attract people into a business establishment.
» Tom waved in our direction.
Meaning
1 sensesTo try, in public, to attract people into a business establishment.
Examples
32 sentencesTom waved in our direction.
Tom waved his hand in front of Mary's face.
Ziri waved in a creepy way.
Ziri waved in a friendly way.
The ocean waves shimmer in the sunlight.
Origin
English wave + in. From Middle English waven, from Old English wafian (“to wave, fluctuateEnglish wave + in. From Middle English waven, from Old English wafian (“to wave, fluctuate, waver in mind, wonder”), from Proto-Germanic *wabōną, *wabjaną (“to wander, sway”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to move to and from, wander”).
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Forms
waves in, waving in, waved in, waved inPhrasal 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