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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pav•ing /ˈpeɪvɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Civil Engineeringa pavement.
- Civil Engineeringmaterial for paving.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pav•ing (pā′ving),USA pronunciation n. - Civil Engineeringa pavement.
- Civil Engineeringmaterial for paving.
- Civil Engineeringthe laying of a pavement.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see pave, -ing1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: paving /ˈpeɪvɪŋ/ n - a paved surface; pavement
- material used for a pavement, such as paving stones, bricks, or asphalt
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.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pave (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.
n. - 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
- 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
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: 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 |