pave
/peɪv/ verb B2- To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.
- To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth.
He/she/it paves · Past paved · Past participle paved · -ing form paving
Verb forms
- Base form
- pave
- He/she/it
- paves
- Past
- paved
- Past participle
- paved
- -ing form
- paving
From the library
On this paved yard are to be seen,—pacing to and fro from morning till night, pale, careworn, and haggard, like so many shadows,—the men whom justice holds beneath the steel she is sharpening.
“The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick,” said the Witch, “so you cannot miss it.
There were several roads nearby, but it did not take her long to find the one paved with yellow bricks.
The road was still paved with yellow brick, but these were much covered by dried branches and dead leaves from the trees, and the walking was not at all good.
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