Definition of 'waive'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present
tense waives
, present participle waiving
, past tense, past participle waived
1. verb
If you waive your right to something, for
example
legal
representation, you
choose not to have it or do it.
He pleaded guilty to the murders of three boys and waived his right to appeal.
[VERB noun]
2. verb
The art gallery waives admission charges on Sundays.
[VERB noun]
The authorities had agreed to waive normal requirements for permits to cross the
border.
[VERB noun]
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waive in British English
verb (transitive)
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Word origin
C13: from Old Northern French weyver, from waif abandoned; see waifWord Frequency
waive in American English
verb transitiveWord forms: waived or ˈwaiving
4. Law
to forgo or relinquish voluntarily (a right, privilege, claim, etc. which one is
legally
entitled to enforce)
5. Sport
to put (a player) on waivers
SIMILAR WORDS: reˈlinquish
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waive
British English: waive
/weɪv/ VERB
If you waive your right to something, for example legal representation, or if someone else waives it, you no longer have the right to receive it.
He waived his right to a hearing.
- American English: waive
- Arabic: يَتَنَازَلُ عَنْ
- Brazilian Portuguese: renunciar
- Chinese: 放弃
- Croatian: odreći se
- Czech: zříci se práva
- Danish: give afkald på
- Dutch: afzien van
- European Spanish: descartar
- Finnish: olla soveltamatta
- French: supprimer
- German: verzichten auf
- Greek: παραιτούμαι από απαίτηση
- Italian: rinunciare
- Japanese: 放棄する
- Korean: 포기하다
- Norwegian: gi avkall på
- Polish: odstąpić
- European Portuguese: renunciar
- Romanian: a renunța
- Russian: отказываться
- Latin American Spanish: descartar
- Swedish: avstå från
- Thai: สละสิทธิ์
- Turkish: vazgeçmek
- Ukrainian: відмовлятися
- Vietnamese: từ bỏ
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