Word Network: waves

Upon vs. On: What's the Difference?

confusable-words

B1

Hello & Goodbye — Essential Greetings

expressions_patterns

A0

Past Participle Clauses (Passive): Slim down your sentences

gerunds_infinitives

C1

Future Continuous (will be -ing)

verbs_tenses

B2

Using -ing words as subjects (Gerunds)

gerunds_infinitives

B1

Parallel Structure in Lists (Matching Words)

sentence_structure

C1

How to say things differently (In other words)

conjunctions_connectors

B2

English Participle Clauses: Doing two things at once (V-ing)

gerunds_infinitives

C1

wave back

To return a wave to someone who has waved at you.

A2

wave away

To refuse or reject something, often with a dismissive gesture of the hand.

B2

wave aside

To dismiss or ignore something, like a suggestion or concern, because you think it is not important or relevant.

C1

phrasal verbs with wave meaning

Phrasal verbs that have the meaning of 'wave' (to move one's hand back and forth as a greeting or signal).

wave off

To wave as someone or something is leaving to say goodbye; also, to signal that something should not proceed or is disallowed.

B1

wave to

To greet or get the attention of someone by making a signal with your hand.

A2