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paid someone's way

paid someone's way is the simple past and past participle of pay someone's way.

Meaning of pay someone's way

Verb

pay someone's way (third-person singular simple present pays someone's way, present participle paying someone's way, simple past and past participle paid someone's way)

  1. To cover someone's expenses; to pay for someone.

Questions about paid someone's way

What is paid someone's way the simple past and past participle of?
Paid someone's way is the simple past and past participle of pay someone's way.

Words near paid someone's way in the dictionary

  1. paid one's respects
  2. paid one's way
  3. paid out
  4. paid overs
  5. paid respect
  6. paid someone's way
  7. paid the bills
  8. paid the fiddler
  9. paid the freight
  10. paid the penalty
  11. paid the piper

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