Gave vs Pave - What's the difference?

gave | pave |

As nouns the difference between gave and pave

is that gave is a (something given to someone, eg for christmas or a birthday ) while pave is pope.

(head)

(give)

* c. 1471 , An English Chronicle, 1377-1461 :

there the erl of Dunbar becam his manne, and the kyng yaf him the Counte of Richemunde.

* 1591 , (William Shakespeare), King Henry VI, part 1 :

I gaue thee Life, and rescu'd thee from Death.

* 1815 , (Jane Austen), Emma :

The superior degree of confidence towards Harriet, which this one article marked, gave her severe pain.

* 2011 , Bob Woffinden, (The Guardian) , 31 Jul 2011:

With the Oxford canal at the bottom of his garden, regular canoeing excursions gave him enormous pleasure.

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(British) To cover something with paving slabs.

(Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.

pave over paradise, put up a parking lot

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