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pave
- /peɪv/
Rhymes with -eɪv
Where it comes from
From Old French paver (“to pave, to cover”), from Vulgar Latin *pavāre (“to beat down, to smash”), from Latin pavīre (“to beat, strike, ram, tread down”).
verb paves · paving · paved
- To cover something with paving slabs.
- To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel. They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot.
- To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth. After two weeks Miguel began to circulate freely about the city in his truck, albeit with the long, chrome-plated pistol cocked and ready on his lap. It wouldn't be for three more years that Gonzo would tell Miguel about the secret leverage that paved his path to freedom.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: blacktop, macadamize, overlay, launch, surface, draw, hobnob, lead, clear, smooth, crack, trace, lay, throw, set, produce
Translations
Every language
verb (British) to cover with paving stones
| Español | pavimentar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 敷く shiku |
| 中文 | 鋪砌 /铺砌 pūqì |
| Português | pavimentar |
| Français | paver |
| Deutsch | mit Platten auslegen |
| Italiano | lastricare, pavimentare |
| Русский | мости́ть mostítʹ, вы́мостить výmostitʹ |
verb (North American) to cover with stones, asphalt, etc
| Español | pavimentar, asfaltar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 敷く shiku, 舗装する hosō suru |
| Português | pavimentar |
| Français | paver |
| Deutsch | pflastern, bepflastern |
| Русский | мости́ть mostítʹ, вы́мостить výmostitʹ, асфальти́ровать asfalʹtírovatʹ, заасфальти́ровать zaasfalʹtírovatʹ |
Talk about this word "pave." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pave. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pave. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pave "pave." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pave.Cite this
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title = {pave},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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