英语词汇“pave”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pavepave /peɪv/ verb [transitive usually passive]

ETYMOLOGYpave

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French paver, from Latin pavire to hit, press down with the foot

VERB TABLE

pave

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	pave
	he, she, it	paves
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	paved
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have paved
	he, she, it	has paved
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had paved
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will pave
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have paved

Continuous Form
Present	I	am paving
	he, she, it	is paving
	you, we, they	are paving
Past	I, he, she, it	was paving
	you, we, they	were paving
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been paving
	he, she, it	has been paving
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been paving
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be paving
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been paving

1to cover a path, road, area, etc. with a hard level surface: The road through the valley was only paved last year.2pave the way for somebody/something to make a later event or development possible by producing the right conditions: Galileo’s achievements paved the way for Newton’s scientific discoveries.—paved adjective: a paved courtyard → see also the road to hell is paved with good intentions at road (7)