pave

/peiv/

Thân thiện

The workers pave the road with smooth gray stones.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cover a surface with a hard material: To lay or set flat stones, bricks, concrete, or other durable materials on the ground to create a solid, level surface for walking or driving.
   • To make something easier or possible: To create conditions that make a future event or development more likely to happen.

Usage

• The primary use of pave is as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (e.g., pave ).
• It is most commonly used in the context of construction and roadwork.
• In a figurative sense, it is almost exclusively used in the idiom "pave the way for."

Examples

• Literal Usage:
  • The city council voted to pave the old dirt road.
  • They used cobblestones to pave the town square.
• Figurative Usage:
  • Her groundbreaking research paved the way for future discoveries.
  • The early negotiations paved the way for a peace treaty.

Advanced Usage

• "to pave over": To cover an area completely with pavement, often implying the loss of natural ground.
  • They decided to pave over the vacant lot to create more parking.
• Passive Voice: Frequently used to describe a state.
  • The path was newly paved and smooth to walk on.

Variants and Related Words

• Paving (noun): The material used to pave a surface, or the surface itself.
  • The old paving was cracked and needed replacement.
• Paver (noun): A person who paves, or a stone/brick used for paving.
  • He worked as a paver for the construction company.
• Paved (adjective): Describing a surface covered with pavement.
  • We cycled along the paved trail.

Synonyms

• Surface: To put a finishing layer on a road or area.
• Tile: To cover a floor with tiles (a specific type of paving).
• Asphalt/Tarmac: To cover with these specific black paving materials (often used as verbs informally).

Related Phrasal Verbs/Idioms

• Pave the way (for someone/something): To create a situation that makes it easier for something to happen or for someone to do something.
  • The new policy paves the way for economic reforms.
  • His work paved the way for modern computing.

Notes on Different Meanings

• The noun form pave (a setting for jewels) is a specialized term from jewelry and is pronounced similarly but is a completely different word with a different origin. It is rarely used in general English.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows

Verb

1. cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic
   • pave the roads in the village