pave
verb/peɪv/
/peɪv/
[often passive]Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they pave | /peɪv/ /peɪv/ |
| he / she / it paves | /peɪvz/ /peɪvz/ |
| past simple paved | /peɪvd/ /peɪvd/ |
| past participle paved | /peɪvd/ /peɪvd/ |
| -ing form paving | /ˈpeɪvɪŋ/ /ˈpeɪvɪŋ/ |
- pave something (with something) to cover a surface with large flat stones
- a paved area near the back door
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPave is used with these nouns as the object:- road
- way
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French paver ‘pave’.Definitions on the go
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Idioms
See pave in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee pave in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishpave the way (for somebody/something)
- to create a situation in which somebody will be able to do something or something can happen
- This decision paved the way for changes in employment rights for women.
the road to hell is paved with good intentions
- (saying) it is not enough to intend to do good things; you must actually do them
the streets are paved with gold
- (saying) used to say that it seems easy to make money in a place
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