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pave
1[peyv]
verb (used with object)
to cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with concrete, stones, bricks, tiles, wood, or the like, so as to make a firm, level surface.
noun
Southern Louisiana.a paved road.
貹é
2[puh-vey, pav-ey, p
noun
plural
貹ésa pavement.
Jewelry.a setting of stones placed close together so as to show no metal between them.
adverb
Jewelry.in the manner of a 貹é; as a 貹é.
diamonds set 貹é.
adjective
Also 貹éd, 貹éed being set 貹é.
貹é rubies.
pave
1/ ɪ /
verb
to cover (a road, path, etc) with a firm surface suitable for travel, as with paving stones or concrete
to serve as the material for a pavement or other hard layer
bricks paved the causeway
(often foll by with) to cover with a hard layer (of)
shelves paved with marble
to prepare or make easier (esp in the phrase pave the way )
to pave the way for future development
貹é
2/ ˈæɪ /
noun
a paved surface, esp an uneven one
a style of setting gems so closely that no metal shows
Other 51Թ Forms
- unpaved adjective
- well-paved adjective
- ˈ貹 noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pave1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pave1
Idioms and Phrases
pave the way to / for, to prepare for and facilitate the entrance of; lead up to.
His analysis of the college market paved the way for their entry into textbook publishing.
Example Sentences
The last major Southern California grocery strike in 2003 and 2004 roiled the region’s supermarkets, paving the way for new chains.
Proponents say the legislation, if successful, would pave the way for cohesive management of the expansive area, as well as access to federal funding and expertise.
His double-talk and verbal whiplash were stunning in its ineffectiveness, and instead of paving a way forward, left a trail of smoke.
Grealish is contracted at Manchester City until 2027 but could a financial agreement be decided between the two to pave the way for an exit?
"I think it did pave the way for, like, other kinds of indigenous storytelling to happen."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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