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paved the way

paved the way is the simple past and past participle of pave the way.

Meaning of pave the way

Verb

pave the way (third-person singular simple present paves the way, present participle paving the way, simple past and past participle paved the way)

  1. (idiomatic) To make future progress or development easier.
    • Germany's development of rocket weapons paved the way for human controlled spaceflight.

Questions about paved the way

What is paved the way the simple past and past participle of?
Paved the way is the simple past and past participle of pave the way.

Words near paved the way in the dictionary

  1. pave the cowpath
  2. pave the road to hell
  3. pave the way
  4. paved
  5. paved the road to hell
  6. paved the way
  7. pavee
  8. pavees
  9. Pavek
  10. Paveks
  11. Pavel

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