Definition of Pave

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Definition of Pave

Pave

The pavement.

To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for horses, carriages, or persons on foot, to travel on; to floor with brick, stone, or other solid material; as, to pave a street; to pave a court.

Fig.: To make smooth, easy, and safe; to prepare, as a path or way; as, to pave the way to promotion; to pave the way for an enterprise.

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Pave Quotations

It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas.
Ronald Reagan

We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas.
Ronald Reagan

I cannot in good conscience vote for final passage of legislation that would pave the way to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.
Jim Ramstad

Women like myself, CEOs, can pave the way for more women to get to the top.
Andrea Jung

Change can either challenge or threaten us. Your beliefs pave your way to success or block you.
Marsha Sinetar

Pave Translations

pave in Dutch is plaveien, bestraten
pave in German is Pflastere, pflastern, pflastern
pave in Portuguese is pavimente
pave in Spanish is pavimentar

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