1. to cover a surface with stones, bricks, concrete, or other hard material to make a road or path
2. to create or prepare the way for something to happen
Usage: figurative use, often in ‘pave the way’

Examples

• The city will pave the dirt road next month.
• Workers paved the driveway with concrete.
• The old brick streets were paved over with asphalt.
• Her research helped pave the way for new treatments.
• Good study habits pave the path to academic success.
• The treaty paved the way for lasting peace.
• They plan to pave the parking lot this summer.