pave

/peɪv/

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Definition of pave - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

constructioncover a surface with stone or concrete

They paved the driveway with concrete.

concrete

stone

surface

preparationmake a process easier or smoother

Her efforts paved the way for success.

facilitate

prepare

smooth

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Expressions with pave

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pave the road to hell

lead to disaster by acting with good intentions

The well-meaning policy paved the road to hell by creating more problems than it solved.

pave the way

make future progress or development easier

Her research paved the way for new discoveries.

pave the way to hell

cause something to lead to very bad results

They paved the way to hell by ignoring the warnings.

Origin of pave

Latin, pavire (to beat)

Terms with pave included in their meaning

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brick

construction

build or pave with bricks

blacktop

paving

pave a surface with black bituminous material

pebble

paving

pave a surface with small stones

tarmac

paving

pave a surface with tarmacadam

cobble

paving

pave a surface with cobblestones

repave

road maintenance

pave a surface again to repair or improve

Examples of pave in a sentence

They plan to pave the entire courtyard.
The pilot program paved the way for wider reform.
Early talks may pave a smoother path to agreement.

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French:paver, ouvrir la voie à, ...
German:pflastern, den Weg ebnen, ...
Italian:pavimentare, spianare la strada, ...
Spanish:pavimentar, allanar el camino, ...
Portuguese:pavimentar, abrir caminho, ...
Chinese:铺设, 铺平道路, ...
Japanese:舗装する, 道を開く, ...
Arabic:رَصَّفَ, مَهَّدَ, ...
Hebrew:לְרַצֵּף, לְהַכְשִׁיר, ...
Russian:мостить, прокладывать путь, ...
Ukrainian:вимостити, прокладати шлях, ...
Hindi:पक्का करना, राह आसान करना, ...
Bengali:পাকা করা, পথ সুগম করা, ...
Catalan:pavimentar, aplanar, ...
Czech:dláždit, připravit půdu, ...
Danish:belægge, bane vej, ...
Dutch:bestraten, de weg vrijmaken, ...
Greek:στρώνω, διευκολύνω, ...
Hungarian:burkolni, előkészíteni, ...
Khmer:ក្រាល, ត្រួសត្រាយផ្លូវ, ...
Korean:포장하다, 길을 닦다, ...
Persian:سنگ‌فرش کردن, راه را هموار کردن, ...
Polish:brukować, utorować, ...
Portuguese (BR):pavimentar, abrir caminho, ...
Romanian:a pava, a netezi calea, ...
Swedish:asfaltera, bana väg för, ...
Thai:ปู, ปูทาง, ...
Turkish:asfaltlamak, zemin hazırlamak, ...
Vietnamese:lát, mở đường cho, ...

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Expressions with pave

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Examples of pave in a sentence

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