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The correct spelling is waves.
How to pronounce waves
/weɪvz/
verbIPA: /weɪvz/
Say it like: Wav-es
The correct spelling is waves. To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego. For example: "If you waive the right to be silent, anything you say can be used against you in a court of law."
Usage Examples
“If you waive the right to be silent, anything you say can be used against you in a court of law.”
“The flag waved in the gentle breeze.”
“I waved goodbye from across the room.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.
- 2.To put aside, avoid.
- 3.To outlaw (someone).
- 4.To abandon, give up (someone or something).
- 5.To move from side to side; to sway.
noun
- 1.A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.
- 2.The ocean.
- 3.A moving disturbance in the energy level of a field.
- 4.A shape that alternatingly curves in opposite directions.
- 5.Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings.
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