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paving the way

paving the way is the present participle and gerund 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 paving the way

What is paving the way the present participle and gerund of?
Paving the way is the present participle and gerund of pave the way.

Words near paving the way in the dictionary

  1. paving slab
  2. paving slabs
  3. paving stone
  4. paving stones
  5. paving the road to hell
  6. paving the way
  7. paving tile
  8. paving tiles
  9. pavings
  10. pavingstone
  11. pavingstones

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