pave

pave

 (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.

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

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pav′er n.

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pa·vé

 (pă-vā′, păv′ā)

n.

A setting of precious stones placed together so closely that no metal shows: diamonds in pavé.

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

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pa·vé adj.

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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 concrete

2. (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

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pavé

(ˈpæveɪ)

n

1. (Civil Engineering) a paved surface, esp an uneven one

2. (Jewellery) a style of setting gems so closely that no metal shows

adj

(Jewellery) Also: paveed (of gems) set so closely that no metal shows

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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]

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pave

Past participle: paved
Gerund: paving

Imperative

pave

pave

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pave - a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows mount, 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 cobblestones hard surface - cover with asphalt or a similar surface; "hard-surface roads" causeway - pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles asphalt - cover with tar or asphalt; "asphalt the driveway"

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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.

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Translations

يُعَبِّد، يَرْصُف

vydláždit

belægge med fliser

pflastern

λιθοστρώνω

pavimentaradoquinarempedrar

kivetäpäällystää

paver

kikövez

helluleggja, leggja slitlag á

aprire la vialastra di pietralastricarepavimentare

grindinio akmuogrindinysgrįstiišgrįstikloti

bruģēt

bruleggelegge asfalt

pavimentar

асфальтированиемостить

vydláždiť

taş döşemek

铺

pave

[peɪv] VT (gen) → pavimentar; (with flagstones) → enlosar; (with stones) → adoquinar, empedrar; (with bricks) → enladrillar
the streets are paved with gold → se atan los perros con longaniza
to pave the way for sth/sb → preparar el terreno para algo/algn

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pave

[ˈpeɪv] vt [+ road] → paver, daller
to be paved → être pavé(e)
to pave the way for sth → ouvrir la voie à qch

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pave

vt → befestigen (in, with mit); road, path (with stones also) → pflastern; floor (with tiles) → fliesen, mit Fliesen auslegen; (with slabs) → mit Platten auslegen; to pave the way for somebody/something (fig) → jdm/einer Sache (dat) → den Weg ebnen; where the streets are paved with gold → wo die Straßen mit Gold gepflastert sind, wo das Geld auf der Straße liegt; the path to hell is paved with good intentions (prov) → der Weg zur Hölle ist mit guten Vorsätzen gepflastert (prov); the paths are paved in or with purest marble → die Wege sind mit feinstem Marmor ausgelegt

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pave

[peɪv] vt (gen) → lastricare; (road) → pavimentare, lastricare
to pave the way for (fig) (person) → spianare la strada a (changes, reforms) → aprire la via a

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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. plavei يُعَبِّد، يَرْصُف павирам pavimentar vydláždit pflastern belægge med fliser στρώνωpavimentar; empedrar, adoquinar sillutama سنگفرش کردن päällystää paver לְרַצֵף खडंजा डालना, फर्शबंदी करना popločiti kikövez melapisi dengan semen dll untuk jalan helluleggja, leggja slitlag á pavimentare 舗装する 포장하다 (iš)grįsti, (nu)tiesti, kloti bruģēt menurap plaveienbrulegge; legge asfaltbrukować ويړول، هوارول، لكه پر سړك باندې چي تيږي يا قيرهوار كړي pavimentar a pava; a pietrui мостить vydláždiť tlakovati popločati stenlägga ปูพื้น taş döşemek 鋪(路等) мостити, вистилати бруківкою فرش کو پکا بنانا 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. plaveisel, sypaadjie رَصيف тротоар calçada dlažba, chodník der Bürgersteig fortov πεζοδρόμιοcalzada, pavimento kõnnitee پیاده رو؛ راه سنگفرش شده jalkakäytävä trottoirמדרכה खडंजा, फर्श, पत्थरी pločnik, kolnik járda trotoar gangstétt marciapiede 歩道 포장도로 šaligatvis, grindinys ietve, trotuārs laluan jalan kaki trottoir brulegging, veidekke; fortauchodnik, bruk ويړ، هوار، خپور، پرش، پلى لار، پياد passeio trotuar тротуар chodník pločnik trotoar trottoar บาทวิถี kaldırım 鋪過路面的道路 тротуар; бруківка پکا فٹ پاتھ vỉa hè 铺过路面的道路

ˈpaving-stone noun

a large flat stone or piece of concrete used for paving. plaveiklip حَجَر الرَّصْف او التَّبْليط паве paralelepípedo dlažební kámen der Pflasterstein flise πλάκα πεζοδρομίου adoquín, losa sillutuskivi سنگفرش kivilaatta pavé אֶבֶן רִיצוּף फर्शी पत्थर kamen za pločenje kövezőkő ubin untuk trotoar gangstéttarhella (pietra da selciato) 敷石 포장용 돌 grindinio akmuo bruģakmens batu turap straatsteenbrustein kamień brukowy ويړ، هوار، خپور، پرش، پلى لار، پياد paralelipípedo pavea, piatră folosită la pavaje брусчатка, булыжник dlažbový kameň tlakovalni kamen kocka za popločavanje gatsten หินแบนสำหรับทำทางเดิน kaldırım taşı 鋪路石 булижник; брущатка پختہ راستہ بنانے کا پتھر đá lát hè 铺路石

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