pave
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.
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
Idioms about pave
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.
Origin of pave
1Words Nearby pave
Other definitions for pavé (2 of 2)
a pavement.
Jewelry. a setting of stones placed close together so as to show no metal between them.
Jewelry. in the manner of a pavé; as a pavé: diamonds set pavé.
Also pa·véd, pa·véed . being set pavé: pavé rubies.
Origin of pavé
2Other words from pavé
- un·paved, adjective
- well-paved, adjective
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How to use pave in a sentence
Finally, he said that one of the most practical education pave did was around the best practices that its members and advisors have developed in early AV deployments.
The Station: Rivian rolls towards an IPO and Quantumscape makes a big battery hire | Kirsten Korosec | May 31, 2021 | TechCrunchThis is a time of transition, but I am excited to work with our team—both new and old alike—as we pave a new way forward.
Facebook Prince Purges The New Republic: Inside the Destruction of a 100-Year-Old Magazine | Lloyd Grove | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTaylor Swift just used a calculated business decision, cloaked in artistic integrity, to pave the way for a digital music war.
Taylor Swift Dumps Spotify, Igniting Turf War Between Spotify and Apple | Dale Eisinger | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn contrast, a successful outcome on the nuclear issue could pave the way for progress on other issues of concern with Iran.
It’s Time to Nail the Iran Nuke Deal | Rep. Rush Holt, Kate Gould | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn elections last May, however, the Flemish separatists won big, which could eventually pave the way to a partitioned nation.
Maybe the boys in France and Wales will pave the way for this change.
Skirts Should Be a Normal Choice…for Both Women and Men | Erin Cunningham | May 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOur gunners had put more than they could afford into the bombardment and had very little wherewith to pave the way.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThat can do no harm, and may even help to pave the way for bringing about a better state of things some day.
Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa MolesworthI've broke enough in my time to pave Cheapside—jugs and cups and basins.
Littlebourne Lock | F. Bayford HarrisonFirst, as a form in repose, she will tone down savage life, and pave the way from feeling to thought.
The Aesthetical Essays | Friedrich SchillerThe chief Quisara was slain, who used to pave the way to his dwelling with the skulls of those be had overcome.
British Dictionary definitions for pave (1 of 2)
/ (peɪv) /
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
Origin of pave
1Derived forms of pave
- paver, noun
British Dictionary definitions for pavé (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpæveɪ) /
a paved surface, esp an uneven one
a style of setting gems so closely that no metal shows
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