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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.
±è²¹±¹Ã©
2[ puh-vey, pav-ey; French pa-vey ]
noun
- a pavement.
- Jewelry. a setting of stones placed close together so as to show no metal between them.
adverb
- Jewelry. in the manner of a ±è²¹±¹Ã©; as a ±è²¹±¹Ã©:
diamonds set ±è²¹±¹Ã©.
adjective
- Also ±è²¹Â·±¹Ã©»å, ±è²¹Â·±¹Ã©±ð»å. being set ±è²¹±¹Ã©:
±è²¹±¹Ã© rubies.
pave
1/ ±è±ðɪ±¹ /
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
±è²¹±¹Ã©
2/ ˈ±èæ±¹±ðɪ /
noun
- a paved surface, esp an uneven one
- a style of setting gems so closely that no metal shows
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è²¹±¹±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·±è²¹±¹±ð»å adjective
- ·É±ð±ô±ô-±è²¹±¹±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pave1
˜yÐÄvlog 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 court upheld his impeachment on 4 April, paving the way for a snap election within 60 days.
“Holy smokes, man, he paved the way for people like myself,†Garrison said, as his voice broke.
I’m struck by your reference there to how this kind of post-Reconstruction, gilded, social Darwinist era kind of paved the road for fascism to come later.
Ministers are pushing their "agenda for growth" at every opportunity, calling for red tape to be cut to pave the way for investment.
“She paved the way for artists like me to embrace our culture while still evolving our sound. She made it clear that being in between two worlds is a strength, not a limitation.â€
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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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