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" In the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, I sent a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen L Johnson urging him to waive regulations to allow for the early sale of winter grade fuel to help with gasoline shortages and gasoline prices."
Bob Ney

Meaning of "waive" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WAIVE

From Old Northern French weyver, from waif abandoned.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WAIVE

weɪv


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Waive is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb waive in English.

WHAT DOES WAIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Waiver

A waiver is the voluntary relinquishment or surrender of some known right or privilege. Regulatory agencies or governments may issue waivers to exempt companies from certain regulations. For example, a United States law restricted the size of banks, but when banks exceeded these sizes, they obtained waivers. In another example, the United States federal government may issue waivers to individual states so that they may provide Medicare in different ways than the law typically requires. While a waiver is often in writing, sometimes a person's actions can act as a waiver. An example of a written waiver is a disclaimer, which becomes a waiver when accepted. When the right to hold a person liable through a lawsuit are waived, the waiver may be called an exculpatory clause, liability waiver, legal release, or hold harmless clause. In some cases, parties may sign a "non-waiver" contract which specifies that no rights are waived, particularly if a person's actions may suggest that rights are being waived. This is particularly common in insurance, as it is less detailed than a reservation of rights letter; the disadvantage is that it requires the signature of the insured.

Definition of waive in the English dictionary

The first definition of waive in the dictionary is to set aside or relinquish. Other definition of waive is to refrain from enforcing or applying. Waive is also to defer.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WAIVE

PRESENT

Present
I waive
you waive
he/she/it waives
we waive
you waive
they waive
Present continuous
I am waiving
you are waiving
he/she/it is waiving
we are waiving
you are waiving
they are waiving
Present perfect
I have waived
you have waived
he/she/it has waived
we have waived
you have waived
they have waived
Present perfect continuous
I have been waiving
you have been waiving
he/she/it has been waiving
we have been waiving
you have been waiving
they have been waiving
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I waived
you waived
he/she/it waived
we waived
you waived
they waived
Past continuous
I was waiving
you were waiving
he/she/it was waiving
we were waiving
you were waiving
they were waiving
Past perfect
I had waived
you had waived
he/she/it had waived
we had waived
you had waived
they had waived
Past perfect continuous
I had been waiving
you had been waiving
he/she/it had been waiving
we had been waiving
you had been waiving
they had been waiving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will waive
you will waive
he/she/it will waive
we will waive
you will waive
they will waive
Future continuous
I will be waiving
you will be waiving
he/she/it will be waiving
we will be waiving
you will be waiving
they will be waiving
Future perfect
I will have waived
you will have waived
he/she/it will have waived
we will have waived
you will have waived
they will have waived
Future perfect continuous
I will have been waiving
you will have been waiving
he/she/it will have been waiving
we will have been waiving
you will have been waiving
they will have been waiving
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would waive
you would waive
he/she/it would waive
we would waive
you would waive
they would waive
Conditional continuous
I would be waiving
you would be waiving
he/she/it would be waiving
we would be waiving
you would be waiving
they would be waiving
Conditional perfect
I would have waive
you would have waive
he/she/it would have waive
we would have waive
you would have waive
they would have waive
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been waiving
you would have been waiving
he/she/it would have been waiving
we would have been waiving
you would have been waiving
they would have been waiving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you waive
we let´s waive
you waive
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to waive
Past participle
waived
Present Participle
waiving
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WAIVE

behave · brave · cave · clave · concave · crave · enclave · fave · gave · grave · lave · microwave · nave · pave · rave · save · shave · slave · they´ve · wave

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAIVE

waiter · waiterage · waiterhood · waitering · waiting · waiting game · waiting list · waiting room · waitingly · waitlist · waitperson · waitress · waitressing · waitron · waits · Waitsian · waitstaff · Waitz · waiver

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAIVE

active · alive · alternative · archive · arrive · automotive · competitive · comprehensive · cooperative · creative · drive · effective · exclusive · executive · expensive · extensive · five · give · glaive · naive

Synonyms and antonyms of waive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WAIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «waive» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «waive» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF WAIVE

Find out the translation of waive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of waive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «waive» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

放弃
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

descartar
570 millions of speakers
en

English

waive
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

माफ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَتَنَازَلُ عَنْ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

отказываться
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

renunciar
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পরিত্যাগ করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

supprimer
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Keluarkan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

verzichten auf
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

放棄する
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

포기하다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

ngeculke
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

từ bỏ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கோவல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

माफ करा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

vazgeçmek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

rinunciare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

odstąpić
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

відмовлятися
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

a renunța
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραιτούμαι από απαίτηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afsien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avstå från
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gi avkall på
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of waive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAIVE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of waive
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about waive

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «WAIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word waive.
1
Edward Fitzgerald
Ah, take the Cash in hand and waive the Rest.
2
Bob Ney
In the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, I sent a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen L Johnson urging him to waive regulations to allow for the early sale of winter grade fuel to help with gasoline shortages and gasoline prices.
3
Roger B. Taney
It is an established principle of jurisprudence in all civilized nations that the sovereign cannot be sued in its own courts, or in any other, without its consent and permission; but it may, if it thinks proper, waive this privilege, and permit itself to be made a defendant in a suit by individuals, or by another State.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAIVE»

Discover the use of waive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Evaluating Capacity to Waive Miranda Rights
This book considers those legal, ethical and assessment issues that arise when forensic mental health professionals are asked to evaluate an individual's capacity to waive his or her Miranda rights, and the subsequent validity of the ...
Alan Goldstein, Naomi E. Sevin Goldstein, 2010
2
Totality of the Circumstances: Factors Affecting Competence ...
These issues include competence to waive Miranda rights, to stand trial, to plead guilty or represent oneself, to be sentenced, and to be executed (Rogers & Shuman, 2005). Several conceptual models (Bonnie, 1992; Appelbaum & Grisso,  ...
Kimberly S. Harrison, 2007
3
The Attorney-client Privilege and the Work-product Doctrine
ernmental) the current governor refused to waive the privilege or for that matter in what capacity the conversations were held. Did these conversations entail the public's or was the former governor and his staff consulting legal counsel on some ...
Edna Selan Epstein, 2007
4
Protecting Your Pension For Dummies
In the following list, we review the reasons why you may want to waive them: If your spouse has more than enough money to support himself or herself after you die, it's probably advantageous for you to waive the spousal survivor annuity, ...
Robert D. Gary, Esq, Jori Bloom Naegele, Esq, 2011
5
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(a) The Commissioner's authority in section 14(c) of the Act to waive the substantial percentage requirement in section 14(c)(1) will not be exercised unless the conditions set forth in subparagraphs (1) through (6) , inclusive, of this paragraph, ...
‎1972
6
The Attorney-client Privilege in Civil Litigation: ...
It has been held that an employee whose communications have been claimed as privileged under the attorney-client privilege on behalf of the corporation may waive that privilege.104 Most courts, however, follow the principles of the ...
Vincent S. Walkowiak, 2008
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An Approach to Rights: Studies in the Philosophy of Law and ...
The short answer is that in executing a durable power of attorney for health care one is delegating one's power to waive one's moral claim-right that others not endanger one's life not alienating that right. The difference would become evident ...
Carl Wellman, 1997
8
Social Security and Family Assistance Law
[1237AAD.09] "more appropriate to waive than to write off the debt" - s 1237aad(c ) In Re SDSS and McAvoy (1996), the respondent owed a debt of more than $37,000. The Tribunal discussed relevant considerations in deciding whether it was ...
Peter Sutherland, 2005
9
Foreign State Immunity and Arbitration
should be observed that the form, the intent, the timing of the waiver, and the authority to waive, are all important in this connection. Generally, for a waiver to be effective, it has to conform to the rules of the State of the forum.13 For instance , ...
Dhisadee Chamlongrasdr, 2007
10
Shareholder Derivative Litigation: Besieging the Board
Therefore, the same actions that waive the attorney-client privilege do not necessarily waive work product protection. For example, although voluntary disclosure of privileged communications to any party outside the attorney-client relationship ...
Ralph C. Ferrara, Kevin T. Abikoff, Laura Leedy Gansler, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term waive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rangers Waive Detwiler As He Rejects Minors
Ross Detwiler of the Texas Rangers throws in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Globe Life Park in Arlington on May 14, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. «CBS Local, Jul 15»
2
For Danny Ainge, waiving Phil Pressey was 'very difficult'
LAS VEGAS — The Celtics waived guard Phil Pressey Wednesday, one day before his contract for next season would have become guaranteed. President of ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
3
Orlando Magic waive Ben Gordon
By waiving Gordon, the Magic likely will have $14.6 million in cap space available when teams will be permitted to begin signing free agents on July 9. «Orlando Sentinel, Jun 15»
4
Minnesota Wild waive veteran forward Matt Cooke, will buy out final …
The Wild announced Thursday they will buy out the final season of Cooke's contract, provided his clearance through waivers. He will become an unrestricted ... «NHL.com, Jun 15»
5
Titans waive tight end Taylor Thompson
The Titans released tight end Taylor Thompson on Thursday, putting an end to his disappointing tenure with the team. Thompson missed all three days of this ... «The Tennessean, Jun 15»
6
Sources: Sixers waive JaVale McGee
Sources told ESPN.com that the Sixers, after their loss Sunday night at Indiana, consented to waive McGee before the midnight deadline that makes McGee ... «ESPN, Mar 15»
7
Coyotes waive McMillan and Summers, recall Samuelsson
Both were placed on waivers Tuesday, and if they're not claimed by another team by 10 a.m. Arizona time Wednesday, the duo can be assigned to the American ... «azcentral.com, Jan 15»
8
Wizards waive Glen Rice Jr. (updated)
Original post: The Washington Wizards will waive swingman Glen Rice Jr. on Wednesday, days before his contract is to become guaranteed for the remainder of ... «Washington Post, Jan 15»
9
Lakers claim Tarik Black, waive Xavier Henry
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers claimed center Tarik Black off waivers from the Houston Rockets on Sunday, waiving injured guard Xavier ... «NBA.com, Dec 14»
10
Pelicans waive Darius Miller, Patric Young
In a surprise move, the New Orleans Pelicans have waived small forward Darius Miller and rookie power forward/center Patric Young, the team announced ... «NOLA.com, Nov 14»
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