Information about the word waive (English → Esperanto: rezigni)

Synonyms: give up, renounce, forgo

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/weɪ̯v/
Hyphenationwaive
Shavian alphabet𐑢𐑱𐑝
Deseret alphabet𐐶𐐩𐑂

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) waive(I) waived
(thou) waivest(thou) waivedst
(he) waives, waiveth(he) waived
(we) waive(we) waived
(you) waive(you) waived
(they) waive(they) waived
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) waive (I) waived
(thou) waive(thou) waived
(he) waive(he) waived
(we) waive(we) waived
(you) waive(you) waived
(they) waive(they) waived
Imperative mood
waive
Participles
Present participlePast participle
waivingwaived

Usage samples

In the lead‐up to Saturday’s polls, the 61‐year‐old has handed out deeds to plots of land that are yet to be reclaimed from shallow lagoons, promised a 40 percent wage rise for the country’s bloated public sector, and even waived all fees for parking violations accumulated over the past five years.

Translations

Afrikaansopgee
Catalanrenunciar a
Czechvzdát se; zříci se
Dutchafstand doen van; afzien van
Esperantorezigni
Faeroeselata sær lynda
Finnishalistua
Frenchabandonner; renoncer; résigner
Germanentsagen; verzichten
Hungarianlemond
Jamaican Patoisgi op
Portugueseabrir mão de; renunciar; resignar
Saterland Frisianapreeke; fersichtje; toureeke; et uurreeke
Spanishrenunciar
Thaiอด
Turkishçökmek