英语词汇“waive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINwaive

Origin:

1200-1300 Old North French weyver, from waif; ➔ WAIF

VERB TABLE

waive

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	waive
	he, she, it	waives
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	waived
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have waived
	he, she, it	has waived
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had waived
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will waive
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have waived

Continuous Form
Present	I	am waiving
	he, she, it	is waiving
	you, we, they	are waiving
Past	I, he, she, it	was waiving
	you, we, they	were waiving
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been waiving
	he, she, it	has been waiving
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been waiving
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be waiving
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been waiving

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

The court decided to waive her fine as it was her first offence.
The industry asked the Federal Communications Commission to waive a rule that limits the amount of power used to send a data transmission over a telephone line.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Already, daily overtime rules have been waived or loosened in some industries.
Copyright is waived for non-commercial educational use of the book.
If conditions or consents remain, completion will generally occur as soon as practicable after they are satisfied or waived.
The defendant has waived pre-trial conference.
These rights may be waived by the shareholders at a general meeting so that the new capital may be raised by means of a placing.
They believe a Government promise to waive the clause could be the crucial breakthrough.

Longman Language Activatorto let someone do something that is not usually allowed► bend the rules

to let someone do something that is slightly different from what the rules allow, especially when you do not officially tell anyone about it: · The state government was willing to bend the rules where necessary in order to create more jobs.· I'll try and get the housing department to bend the rules for us.

► make an exception

to allow someone to do something that is not usually allowed: · I'll make an exception this time, but next time you hand in an essay late I won't accept it.

► concession

British a special right that a particular group of people are allowed to have, for example, by the government or by their employer: · Under the previous administration, rich landowners were given generous tax concessions.· Pensioners and disabled people get special concessions on buses and trains.

► excuse

to allow someone not to have to go to school, work etc, for example because they are ill: be excused from something: · Can I be excused from swimming today? I've got a cold.· Kinney asked to be excused from his duties on the board.excuse somebody from something: · I'll try to get them to excuse me from the meeting.

► exempt

if you exempt someone, you give them special permission not to have to do something that they and other people are normally expected to do: exempt somebody from something: · The new law exempts people who earn less than $8000 a year from paying any taxes.· My father was exempted from military service on the grounds of ill health.

► waive

to officially say that a rule or a legal punishment can be ignored, especially because in this particular situation it is not important or useful to keep to it: · The court decided to waive her fine as it was her first offence.· The industry asked the Federal Communications Commission to waive a rule that limits the amount of power used to send a data transmission over a telephone line.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► waive a charge

(=allow you not to pay it)· I’ve asked the bank to waive the charge this time.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► claim

· Judicial views on whether an agreement that the plaintiff will waive any claim against the defendant is necessary, are mixed.

► exemption

· Some tenants prefer, however, to seek to obtain from the landlord a covenant not to waive the exemption.· Offshore non-trading companies are exempt from corporation tax, but may waive their exemption and pay tax at an agreed rate.

► fee

· In this case the fee will be waived.· Now more companies issue cards and many are willing to cut rates or waive annual fees to snare each others' customers.· Easy payment schemes are often possible and for the unemployed or those in receipt of benefits colleges often waive tuition fees.· Several banks, including Wells Fargo, waive monthly fees on certain accounts where there is a regular direct deposit.· However, lenders being anxious for your business, will often waive the arrangement fee and cover all the other costs.· They discount or even waive up front sales fees, so long as they have the right to the renewal commissions.· Luckily the plumber they called out to reconnect the water was so touched by their plight that he waived his fee.· Some agencies may waive the fee if you register with them on completion of a course.

► immunity

· The Court refused to allow itself to be caught in a circular argument as to which State needed to waive immunity first.· State Department officials said Monday that no country has agreed to waive diplomatic immunity in such a serious case.

► requirement

· Also, unions are free to waive daily overtime requirements and negotiate alternate schedules, such as those providing four 10-hour days.

VERB► agree

· Champion said remaining holders of preferred stock agreed to waive future dividends.· State Department officials said Monday that no country has agreed to waive diplomatic immunity in such a serious case.