how to pronounce waive

/ˈwɛɪv/

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waive is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of waive in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… you willing to waive your presence …”

meanings of waive

verb:

To abandon, give up (someone or something).
(transitive, law) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.
To outlaw (someone).
To move from side to side; to sway.
To stray, wander.
To put aside, avoid.
To relinquish claim on a payment or fee which would otherwise be due.

noun:

A waif; a castaway.
A woman put out of the protection of the law; an outlawed woman.

waive frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word waive occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics waive can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that waive can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;