pave

P0122500 (pāv)tr.v. paved, pav·ing, paves 1. To cover with a pavement.2. To cover uniformly, as if with pavement.3. To be or compose the pavement of.Idiom: pave the way To make progress or development easier: experiments that paved the way for future research.

[Middle English paven, from Old French paver, from Latin pavīre, to beat, tread down; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]

pav′er n.

pa·vé

P0122600 (pă-vā′, păv′ā)n. A setting of precious stones placed together so closely that no metal shows: diamonds in pavé.

[French, from past participle of paver, to pave, from Old French; see pave.]

pa·vé adj.

pave

(peɪv) vb (tr) 1. (Civil Engineering) to cover (a road, path, etc) with a firm surface suitable for travel, as with paving stones or concrete2. (Civil Engineering) to serve as the material for a pavement or other hard layer: bricks paved the causeway. 3. (often foll by with) to cover with a hard layer (of): shelves paved with marble. 4. to prepare or make easier (esp in the phrase pave the way): to pave the way for future development. [C14: from Old French paver, from Latin pavīre to ram down] ˈpaver n

pavé

(ˈpæveɪ) n1. (Civil Engineering) a paved surface, esp an uneven one2. (Jewellery) a style of setting gems so closely that no metal showsadj (Jewellery) Also: paveed (of gems) set so closely that no metal shows

pave

(peɪv)

v.t. paved, pav•ing. to cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with concrete, stones, bricks, or the like, so as to make a firm, level surface. Idioms: pave the way for, to prepare the way for; make possible; lead up to. [1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French paver < Vulgar Latin *pavāre, for Latin pavīre to beat, ram, tread down] pav′er, n.

pa•vé

(pəˈveɪ, ˈpæv eɪ)

adj. pertaining to or designating a setting of gemstones, esp. diamonds, placed so close together as to show no metal between them. [1755–65; < French, past participle of paver. See pave]

pave

Past participle: paved
Gerund: paving

Imperative
pave
pave

Present
I pave
you pave
he/she/it paves
we pave
you pave
they pave

Preterite
I paved
you paved
he/she/it paved
we paved
you paved
they paved

Present Continuous
I am paving
you are paving
he/she/it is paving
we are paving
you are paving
they are paving

Present Perfect
I have paved
you have paved
he/she/it has paved
we have paved
you have paved
they have paved

Past Continuous
I was paving
you were paving
he/she/it was paving
we were paving
you were paving
they were paving

Past Perfect
I had paved
you had paved
he/she/it had paved
we had paved
you had paved
they had paved

Future
I will pave
you will pave
he/she/it will pave
we will pave
you will pave
they will pave

Future Perfect
I will have paved
you will have paved
he/she/it will have paved
we will have paved
you will have paved
they will have paved

Future Continuous
I will be paving
you will be paving
he/she/it will be paving
we will be paving
you will be paving
they will be paving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been paving
you have been paving
he/she/it has been paving
we have been paving
you have been paving
they have been paving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been paving
you will have been paving
he/she/it will have been paving
we will have been paving
you will have been paving
they will have been paving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been paving
you had been paving
he/she/it had been paving
we had been paving
you had been paving
they had been paving

Conditional
I would pave
you would pave
he/she/it would pave
we would pave
you would pave
they would pave

Past Conditional
I would have paved
you would have paved
he/she/it would have paved
we would have paved
you would have paved
they would have paved

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pave - a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal showsmount, setting - a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount"
Verb	1.	pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village"coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"cobble, cobblestone - pave with cobblestoneshard surface - cover with asphalt or a similar surface; "hard-surface roads"causeway - pave a road with cobblestones or pebblesasphalt - cover with tar or asphalt; "asphalt the driveway"

pave

verb cover, floor, surface, flag, concrete, tile, tar, asphalt, macadamize The concourse had been paved with concrete.pave the way for something or someone prepare (the way) for, introduce, herald, usher in, precede, clear the way for, open the way for, lay the foundations for, set the scene for, be the forerunner of, make preparations for, work round to, do the groundwork for It is hoped the meeting will pave the way for peaceful negotiations.

Translations

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pave

(peiv) verb to cover (a street, path etc) with (usually large) flat stones, concrete etc to make a flat surface for walking on etc. He wants to pave the garden. 铺（路等） ˈpavement noun (American ˈsidewalk) a paved surface, especially a paved footpath along the sides of a road for people to walk on. 铺过路面的道路ˈpaving-stone noun a large flat stone or piece of concrete used for paving. 铺路石

pave

the road to hell is paved with good intentions

Good intentions do not matter if a person's actions lead to bad outcomes. A: "I'm sorry, I was only trying to explain where Tom was coming from! I didn't mean to make matters worse." B: "Yeah, well, the road to hell is paved with good intentions."See also: good, hell, intention, pave, road

pave the way (for someone or something)

To create a situation in which it is easier for someone to do something or something to happen. Pioneers like her paved the way for women to have careers in the sciences. With their star quarterback paving the way, they look to be on their way to another championship appearance. Everyone knows your father paved the way for you to get into this school with his money and connections.See also: pave, someone, way

the streets are paved with gold

It is easy to become successful or prosperous in this place. My great-great-grandparents emigrated to America in 1888, believing as so many did that the streets were paved with gold.See also: gold, pave, street

pave (something) over

1. Literally, to cover an area or stretch of land with a manmade substance, especially concrete or asphalt. I can't believe they paved over that beautiful park to make a parking lot. The city is paving over these old dirt roads to provide better access to the campsites.2. By extension, to ignore, disregard, or suppress some problem or issue. The president paved over the reporter's questions about tax evasion by going on a rant about how broken the US tax code is. Don't just pave over the truth, Bob—tell us what's really going on!See also: over, pave

pave the way (for someone or something) (with something)

Fig. to prepare the way with something for someone to come or something to happen. (Alludes to paving a road.) I will pave the way for her with an introduction. I am sure I can pave the way for your success. I will pave the way with an introduction.See also: pave, way

road to hell is paved with good intentions

Prov. People often mean well but do bad things. (Can be a strong rebuke, implying that the person you are addressing did something bad and his or her good intentions do not matter.) Jane: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings; I only wanted to help you. Jane: Oh, yeah? The road to hell is paved with good intentions.See also: good, hell, intention, pave, road

pave the way

Make progress or development easier, as in Her findings paved the way for developing a new vaccine. This expression alludes to paving a road so it is easier to travel on. [Late 1500s] See also: pave, way

road to hell is paved with good intentions, the

Well-intended acts can have disastrous results, as in She tried to help by defending Dad's position and they haven't spoken since-the road to hell is paved with good intentions . This proverbial idiom probably derives from a similar statement by St. Bernard of Clairvaux about 1150, L'enfer est plein de bonnes volontés ou désirs ("Hell is full of good intentions or wishes"), and has been repeated ever since. [Late 1500s] See also: good, hell, pave, road

the road to hell is paved with good intentions

People say the road to hell is paved with good intentions to mean that people often intend to do good things but in fact do not, often because they are lazy or weak. She said the road to hell was paved with good intentions, that she really had decided to hand write six dozen personal letters, but she just didn't have the time. Note: Path is sometimes used instead of road. The path to hell is paved with good intentions, and there are many, many pots of vitamin tablets which have been started but never finished. Note: To pave a path or road means to cover it using flat stones called paving stones. The word `pavement' is derived from this word. This expression was used by the writer Samuel Johnson and is mentioned in his biography in an entry dated 16 April 1775, in the form `hell is paved with good intentions'. The idea is that good intentions do not guarantee a good outcome. See also: good, hell, intention, pave, road

pave the way

COMMON If one thing paves the way for another, the first thing makes it easier for the second to happen. A peace agreement last year paved the way for this week's elections. The deal is likely to pave the way for further corporate sponsorship of the event.See also: pave, way

pave the way for

create the circumstances to enable something to happen or be done.See also: pave, way

ˌpave the ˈway (for somebody/something)

make the arrival of somebody/something easier; prepare for somebody/something: Babbage’s early work on calculating machines in the nineteenth century paved the way for the development of computers.See also: pave, way

the road to ˌhell is paved with good inˈtentions

(saying) it is not enough to intend to do good things, behave better, etc.; you must actually do them, be better, etc.See also: good, hell, intention, pave, road

the streets are ˌpaved with ˈgold

(saying) used to say that it seems easy to make money in a place: More and more people are moving to the big cities, where they believe the streets are paved with gold.In the traditional story of Dick Whittington, Dick goes to London because he is told that it is so rich that even the streets are paved with gold, but later finds out that this is not true.See also: gold, pave, street

pave over

v.1. To cover thoroughly some surface of land with asphalt, concrete, or other hard surface: The contractor paved over the meadow in order to expand the mall's parking lot. The city paved the dirt road over to accommodate more traffic.2. To willfully ignore or hide some obvious issue or problem: The politician paved over the whole issue of his voting record in his speech. Instead of simply telling us the real story, she tends to pave it over, even if she did nothing wrong.See also: over, pave

pave the way

To make progress or development easier: experiments that paved the way for future research.See also: pave, way

hell is paved with good intentions, the road/way to

Meaning well is not the same as doing well and may even make matters worse. Allegedly this phrase was first uttered by St. Bernard of Clairvaux (ca. 1150) but was not attributed to him until early in the seventeenth century. By 1678 it was part of John Ray’s proverb collection, as “Hell is full of good meanings and wishes, but heaven is full of good works.” Dickens was one of the many writers who have referred to it; in Our Mutual Friend (1865) he wrote, “You recollect what pavement is said to be made of good intentions. It is made of bad intentions, too.”See also: good, hell, pave, road, way

pave the way, to

To prepare for something; to lead up to. Paving a road makes it easier to traverse, and this metaphor for smoothing one’s course dates from before 1585. James Hogg’s Tales and Sketches (ca. 1817) stated: “One lie always paved the way for another.”See also: pave

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the road to hell is paved with good intentions

pave the way (for someone or something)

the streets are paved with gold

pave (something) over

pave the way (for someone or something) (with something)

road to hell is paved with good intentions

pave the way

road to hell is paved with good intentions, the

the road to hell is paved with good intentions

pave the way

pave the way for

ˌpave the ˈway (for somebody/something)

the road to ˌhell is paved with good inˈtentions

the streets are ˌpaved with ˈgold

pave over

pave the way

hell is paved with good intentions, the road/way to

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noun a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows

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