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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpeɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/peɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pāv)

Inflections of 'pave' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

paves: v 3rd person singular

paving: v pres p

paved: v past

paved: v past p

pave /peɪv/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], paved, pav•ing.

Buildingto cover or lay (a road, etc.) with concrete, stones, etc., to make a firm, level surface:They always seem to pave the roads in hot weather.

Idioms

Idioms pave the way for, [~ + object] to prepare the way for;
make possible:The negotiations should pave the way for more business for us.

pave (pāv),USA pronunciation v.t., paved, pav•ing.

Buildingto cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with concrete, stones, bricks, tiles, wood, or the like, so as to make a firm, level surface.
Idioms pave the way to or 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.

Dialect Terms[Southern Louisiana.]a paved road.

Vulgar Latin *pavare, for Latin pavīre to beat, ram, tread down
Middle French paver
Middle English paven 1275–1325

pa•vé (pə vā′, pav′ā; Fr. pa vā′),USA pronunciation n., pl. pa•vés (pə vāz′, pav′āz; Fr. pa vā′),USA pronunciation adv., adj.
n.

Buildinga pavement.
Jewelrya setting of stones placed close together so as to show no metal between them.

adv.

Jewelryin the manner of a pavé;
as a pavé:diamonds set pavé.

adj.

JewelryAlso, pa•véd′, pa•véed′. being set pavé:pavé rubies.

French, past participle of paver. See pave
1755–65

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pave /peɪv/ vb (transitive)

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 followed 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

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French paver, from Latin pavīre to ram downˈpaver n

'pave' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

brick - cobble - pebble - Sithole - tessellate - asphalt - blacktop - bouldering - causeway - flag - macadamize - metal - pavement - pavement artist - pavement light - paver - paving - pavior - pitch - way - stone

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Synonyms: flag, lay concrete, lay asphalt, asphalt, gravel, more...

Collocations: pave the [road, path, garden], paved it with [cobbles, flagstone, bricks, stone], the [road] was paved with [cobbles], more...

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