Meaning & use
the paved road
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Meaning
nouncountable
A road that has a hard, smooth surface, such as asphalt or concrete.
Grammar: Countable noun phrase; plural is 'paved roads'. Often used with 'the' or 'a'.
Patterns
- on the paved road
- along the paved road
- the paved road to something
The paved road made the journey much smoother.
We turned onto the paved road that led to the village.
The paved road was wet and slippery after the rain.
Word forms
| plural | paved roads |
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Common combinations
- a paved road
- They live on a paved road just outside town.
- the paved road ahead
- The paved road ahead was clear and easy to drive on.
- turn onto the paved road
- Turn onto the paved road after the bridge.
- paved road surface
- The paved road surface was damaged by heavy trucks.
Synonyms and how they differ
- asphalt road
- More specific: it means a road made of asphalt, while 'paved road' can also mean concrete or stone.
- tarmac road
- Chiefly British; refers to a road surfaced with tarmac, a type of asphalt.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: the paved road or pavement?
the paved road vs pavement
In American English, 'pavement' means the road surface itself; in British English, it means the sidewalk. 'Paved road' always refers to the road.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
Option 0 is correct because 'paved road' is the standard phrase for a road with a hard surface. Option 1 is wrong because 'paving road' is not a usual phrase. Option 2 is wrong because 'pavement road' is not used this way. Option 3 is wrong because you cannot drive a car and go on foot at the same time.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “the paved road”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.