paved

English

Etymology

From Middle English paved, ypavyd, equivalent to pave +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɪvd/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -eɪvd

Adjective

paved

1. Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.
2. (figuratively) Laid out or made, as intentions, desires, plans, etc.

   The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.

Synonyms

• paven

Derived terms

• crazy-paved
• the road to hell is paved with good intentions
• the streets are paved with gold
• unpaved

 

Translations

covered in pavement

• Finnish: päällystetty (fi)
• German: asphaltiert (de)
• Haitian Creole: adokine
• Latin: constrātus
• Old English: stānfāh
• Portuguese: pavimentado (pt)
• Spanish: asfaltado (es), enlosado (es)

figuratively: laid out

• Finnish: kivetty (fi)

Verb

paved

1. simple past and past participle of pave

Anagrams

• vaped