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waive
relinquish a right voluntarily: waive his right to a jury trial; dispense with; forgo: waive a fee
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waive
(wāv)tr.v. waived, waiv·ing, waives
1. To give up (a claim or right, for example) voluntarily; relinquish. See Synonyms at relinquish.
2. To refrain from insisting on or enforcing (a rule, penalty, or requirement, for example); dispense with: "The original ban on private trading had long since been waived" (William L. Schurz).
3. To refrain from engaging in, sometimes temporarily; cancel or postpone: Let's waive our discussion of that problem.
4. Sports To place (a player) on waivers.
[Middle English weiven, to abandon, from Anglo-Norman weyver, from waif, ownerless property; see waif1.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
waive
(weɪv)vb (tr)
1. to set aside or relinquish: to waive one's right to something.
2. (Law) to refrain from enforcing (a claim) or applying (a law, penalty, etc)
3. to defer
[C13: from Old Northern French weyver, from waif abandoned; see waif]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
waive
(weɪv)v.t. waived, waiv•ing.
1. to refrain from claiming or insisting on; forgo: to waive one's rank.
2. to relinquish (a right) intentionally: to waive an option.
3. to put aside, esp. for the time; defer or dispense with: to waive formalities.
4. to dismiss from consideration or discussion.
[1250–1300; Middle English weyven < Anglo-French weyver to make a waif (of someone) by forsaking or outlawing (him or her)]
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waive
Past participle: waived
Gerund: waiving
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| Verb | 1. | waive - do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" |
| 2. | waive - 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" abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" lapse - let slip; "He lapsed his membership" |
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waive
verb
1. give up, relinquish, renounce, forsake, drop, abandon, resign, yield, surrender, set aside, dispense with, cede, forgo He pled guilty to the charges and waived his right to appeal.
give up claim, demand, press (for), pursue, insist on, profess
give up claim, demand, press (for), pursue, insist on, profess
2. disregard, ignore, discount, overlook, set aside, pass over, dispense with, brush aside, turn a blind eye to, forgo The council has agreed to waive certain statutory planning regulations.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
waive
verb1. To give up a possession, claim, or right:
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Translations
يَتَنَازَلُ عَنْيَتَنازَل، يَتَخَلّى عَنيُسْقِطُ حَقّا
zříci se
frafaldegive afkald på
verzichten aufabbedingen
olla soveltamatta
odreći se
afsala sér, falla fráfalla frá, vísa frá
放棄する
포기하다
nereikalauti
atceltatsauktatteikties no tiesībām
upustiťvzduť sa
avstå från
สละสิทธิ์
từ bỏ
waive
[weɪv] VT1. (= not claim) [+ right, claim, fee] → renunciar a
2. (= exonerate from) [+ payment of loan, interest] → exonerar de
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
waive
[ˈweɪv] vt (= forgo) [+ right] → renoncer à; [+ charge, fee] → faire grâce de
to waive admission charges [gallery, museum] → ouvrir gratuitement ses portes
to waive admission charges [gallery, museum] → ouvrir gratuitement ses portes
(= lift) [+ immunity, restrictions, ban] → lever
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
waive
vt
(= not insist on) rights, claim, fee → verzichten auf (+acc); principles, rules, age limit etc → außer Acht lassen
(= put aside, dismiss) question, objection → abtun
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
waive
(weiv)1. to give up or not insist upon (eg a claim or right). He waived his claim to all the land north of the river.
2. not to demand or enforce (a fine, penalty etc). The judge waived the sentence and let him go free.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
waive
→ يَتَنَازَلُ عَنْ zříci se give afkald på verzichten auf παραιτούμαι από απαίτηση descartar olla soveltamatta supprimer odreći se rinunciare 放棄する 포기하다 afzien van gi avkall på odstąpić renunciar отказываться avstå från สละสิทธิ์ vazgeçmek từ bỏ 放弃Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
waive
v. diferir, posponer.
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