page
Meaning in simple English
US /peɪdʒ/
page means: One side of a sheet of paper in a book, newspaper, or other document.
noun
One side of a sheet of paper in a book, newspaper, or other document.
- Read the first page.
- Her photo appeared on page six.
- How many pages have you read?
A document or part of a document shown on a computer screen, especially on a website.
- The page is still loading.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
- She opened a new page in her browser.
A sheet of paper that forms part of a book or similar document.
- A page fell out of the book.
- Someone had torn out several pages.
- She slipped a dried flower between the pages.
A young helper who serves an important person, especially in a royal court or parliament.
- The page carried a message to the king.
- Two pages helped the knights prepare for dinner.
- She worked as a page in parliament.
An important event or period remembered as part of history.
- It was a dark page in our history.
- The discovery added a glorious page to the story of science.
- These pages of our past deserve to be remembered.
verb
To call someone through a loudspeaker or electronic message so they will contact you.
- Please page the doctor.
- They paged me at the airport.
- Can you page the manager and ask her to call reception?
To move through a book, document, or screen by turning or changing its pages.
- I paged through the book.
- Page forward to see the next results.
- She paged back to find the photograph.
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