Pave (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), paved, pav·ing.
  1. to cover or lay (a road, walk, etc.) with concrete, stones, bricks, tiles, wood, or the like, so as to make a firm, level surface.
noun
  1. a paved road.
Idioms
  1. 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.
noun, plural pa·vés [puh-veyz, pav-eyz; French pa-vey]. /pəˈveɪz, ˈpæv eɪz; French paˈveɪ/.
  1. a pavement.
  2. a setting of stones placed close together so as to show no metal between them.
adverb
  1. in the manner of a pavé; as a pavé: diamonds set pavé.
adjective
  1. being set pavé: pavé rubies.
verb (tr)
  1. to cover (a road, path, etc) with a firm surface suitable for travel, as with paving stones or concrete
  2. to serve as the material for a pavement or other hard layer
  3. to cover with a hard layer (of)
  4. to prepare or make easier (esp in the phrase pave the way)
noun
  1. a paved surface, esp an uneven one
  2. a style of setting gems so closely that no metal shows
Pave (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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