wave through

weɪv θruː

Definition

Definition of wave through - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

communicationsignal someone to proceed with a hand gesture

The guard waved through the car at the checkpoint.

beckon

signal

trafficallow someone to pass without stopping

The officer waved through the truck without checking its contents.

approval

Rare

approve or permit something to continue

Rare

The committee waved through the new policy without objections.

approve

authorize

permit

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Expressions with wave

blue wave

large ocean wave with a blue hue

Surfers were excited about the blue wave approaching the shore.

wave away

dismiss with a hand gesture

She waved away the waiter with a smile.

wave down

signal a vehicle to stop using a hand gesture

She waved down a taxi in the rain.

wave off

say goodbye with a hand gesture

She waved off her friend at the station.

wave of one's hand

gesture moving the hand back and forth

She gave a wave of her hand to say goodbye.

surfing the wave

riding ocean waves on a board for sport or fun

Surfing the wave requires balance and skill.

Terms with wave through included in their meaning

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ripple of laughter

emotion

wave of laughter spreading through a group

body wave

geology

seismic wave traveling through Earth's interior

propagation

physics

the movement of a wave through a medium

acoustic wave

acoustics

wave that transmits sound through a medium

electromagnetic wave

physics

wave made of electric and magnetic fields moving through space

S wave

seismology

type of seismic wave moving through the Earth

traveling wave

physics

wave of energy moving through a medium

wavefront

physics

leading edge of a wave as it moves through a medium

Examples of wave through in a sentence

The officer waved through the pedestrians at the crossing.
The guard waved through the VIP guests.
They waved through the ambulance at the checkpoint.
They waved through the proposal after a brief discussion.
The guard waved through the truck at the checkpoint.

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French:laisser passer, approuver, ...
German:durchwinken, durchwinken ohne anzuhalten, ...
Italian:far passare, lasciare passare, ...
Spanish:dejar pasar, aprobar, ...
Portuguese:fazer sinal, permitir a passagem, ...
Chinese:挥手示意, 放行, ...
Japanese:手で合図して通す, そのまま通す, ...
Arabic:أَشَارَ لِـ... لِيَمُرَّ, أشارَ لَهُ بِالمُرور, ...
Hebrew:לְסַמֵּן בְּיָד לַעֲבֹר, לְאוֹתֵת לַעֲבוֹר, ...
Russian:пропустить, пропустить без проверки, ...
Ukrainian:махати рукою, пропустити, ...
Hindi:आगे जाने का इशारा करना, बिना रोके जाने देना, ...
Bengali:এগিয়ে যেতে ইশারা করা, থামানো ছাড়াই পার হতে দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:fer passar amb un gest, deixar passar sense aturar, ...
Czech:pokynout dál, pustit dál, ...
Danish:vinke igennem, lade passere uden at stoppe, ...
Dutch:doorwuiven, doorlaten zonder te stoppen, ...
Greek:κάνω νόημα να περάσει, επιτρέπω να περάσει χωρίς να σταματήσει, ...
Hungarian:továbbinteni, átengedni, ...
Khmer:គ្រវីដៃឱ្យទៅមុខ, អនុញ្ញាតឱ្យឆ្លងកាត់ដោយមិនបញ្ឈប់, ...
Korean:통과시키다, 멈추지 않고 통과시키다, ...
Persian:اشاره کردن به عبور, بدون توقف عبور دادن, ...
Polish:przepuścić, przepuścić bez zatrzymania, ...
Portuguese (BR):sinalizar para passar, deixar passar, ...
Romanian:a face semn să treacă, a permite trecerea fără oprire, ...
Swedish:vinka förbi, låta passera, ...
Thai:โบกให้ผ่าน, ปล่อยให้ผ่าน, ...
Turkish:geçirmek, kontrolsüz geçiş izni vermek, ...
Vietnamese:vẫy tay cho qua, cho qua mà không dừng lại, ...

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Definition of wave through - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

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