pave
verb (used with object)
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.
has paved
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present perfectof pave (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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India has paved the way, external for banks and payment companies to charge merchants a fee on UPI transactions, potentially ending a decade-long experiment in free digital payments.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
SpaceX has paved the way for the space industry to flourish, and its initial public offering drove investment to new heights.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The 26-year-old Dingwall's absence has paved the way for Bath centre Ojomoh to make his first Test start at Twickenham on Sunday, having won a first cap away to the United States in July.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
A recent deal brokered between the two countries for the sale of a controlling stake in Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok to U.S. investors has paved the way for the series of high-level talks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Stein says the sword will only do its work when the mind has paved the way for it.
From Napoleon and Blucher by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
