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
Hermione	hər-MIE-ə-nee (English)	Greek Mythology
Patryk	PAHT-rik	Polish
Esaias	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Bron	-	Welsh
Hargrove	['ha:grəuv]
Albino	-	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish