Definitions for waiveweɪv
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
waiveweɪv(v.t.)waived, waiv•ing.
to refrain from claiming or insisting on; forgo:
to waive one's rank.
to relinquish (a right) intentionally:
to waive an option.
Category: Law
to put aside, esp. for the time; defer or dispense with:
to waive formalities.
to dismiss from consideration or discussion.
Origin of waive:
1250–1300; ME weyven < AF weyver to make a waif (of someone) by forsaking or outlawing (him or her)
Princeton's WordNet
waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with(verb)
do without or cease to hold or adhere to
"We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego(verb)
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
"you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
Webster Dictionary
Waive(verb)
a waif; a castaway
Waive(verb)
a woman put out of the protection of the law. See Waive, v. t., 3 (b), and the Note
Waive(verb)
to relinquish; to give up claim to; not to insist on or claim; to refuse; to forego
Waive(verb)
to throw away; to cast off; to reject; to desert
Waive(verb)
to throw away; to relinquish voluntarily, as a right which one may enforce if he chooses
Waive(verb)
to desert; to abandon
Waive(verb)
to turn aside; to recede
Translations for waive
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
waive(noun)
to give up or not insist upon (eg a claim or right)
He waived his claim to all the land north of the river.
- opgeeAfrikaans
- يَتَنازَل، يَتَخَلّى عَنArabic
- отказвам се отBulgarian
- desistir dePortuguese (BR)
- vzdát seCzech
- verzichten aufGerman
- frafaldeDanish
- παραιτούμαι απόGreek
- renunciar (a), prescindir (de)Spanish
- loovutama, loobumaEstonian
- چشم پوشيدنFarsi
- luopuaFinnish
- renoncer (à)French
- לְווַתֵר עַל-Hebrew
- छोड़नाHindi
- odreći se, odgoditiCroatian
- lemond (vmiről)Hungarian
- melepaskanIndonesian
- afsala sér, falla fráIcelandic
- rinunciare aItalian
- 放棄するJapanese
- (권리, 주장 등을) 포기하다Korean
- atsisakytiLithuanian
- atteikties no tiesībāmLatvian
- enggan menggunakan hak atau kuasaMalay
- opgevenDutch
- gi avkall på, frafalle, avstå fraNorwegian
- zrzec sięPolish
- چشم پوشيدنPersian
- لاس اخيستل، تيريدل ( له يوشى څخه ) ، ډډه كل، حران ژاورل، غاړه غړول، ځنډول، ټالول وروسته كولPashto
- desistir dePortuguese
- a renunţa laRomanian
- отказыватьсяRussian
- vzdať saSlovak
- odpovedati seSlovenian
- odreći seSerbian
- avstå från, avsäga sig, ge avkall påSwedish
- สละสิทธิ์Thai
- vazgeçmekTurkish
- 放棄Chinese (Trad.)
- відмовлятисяUkrainian
- دست بردار ہو جاناUrdu
- từ bỏVietnamese
- 放弃Chinese (Simp.)
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