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paves the way

paves the way is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 paves the way

What is paves the way the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Paves the way is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pave the way.

Words near paves the way in the dictionary

  1. pavens
  2. paver
  3. pavers
  4. paves
  5. paves the road to hell
  6. paves the way
  7. pavesade
  8. pavesades
  9. pavese
  10. paveses
  11. Pavesic

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