pay someone's way
pay someone's way verb: to cover someone's expenses; to pay for someone.
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)
- To cover someone's expenses; to pay for someone.
Forms of pay someone's way
| third-person singular present | pays someone's way |
|---|---|
| present participle | paying someone's way |
| past participle | paid someone's way |
| past | paid someone's way |
Words that rhyme with pay someone's way
Questions about pay someone's way
- What does pay someone's way mean?
- Pay someone's way means to cover someone's expenses; to pay for someone.
- What part of speech is pay someone's way?
- Pay someone's way is a verb.
- What is the past tense of pay someone's way?
- The past tense of pay someone's way is paid someone's way.
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