pave the way for

pave the way for somebody/something

to make it possible or easier for someone or something to follow The procedure helped pave the way for successful open heart surgery using the heart-lung machine.

Related vocabulary: lay somebody/something open (to something)

pave the way for something

to be a preparation which will make it possible for something to happen in the future Scientists hope that data from this expedition will pave the way for a more detailed exploration of Mars.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Adela	ə-DEL-ə (English), ah-DE-lah (Polish)	English, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Monique	mo-NEEK (French), mə-NEEK (English)	French, English, Dutch
Rasmus	RAHS-moos	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Eveliina	E-ve-lee:-nah	Finnish
Valerija	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Lithuanian
Adcocks	['ædkɔks]