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to pave
01
to cover a surface, typically a road or pathway, with a hard, flat material such as asphalt, concrete, or stones
Transitive: to pave a pathway
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
pave
3rd person singular
paves
past simple
paved
past participle
paved
Examples
The construction crew paved the city street to improve traffic flow.
Pave
01
a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
paves
Lexical Tree
paved
pavement
paver
pave
