page

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page is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
page

[change] Pronunciation

[change] Noun

Singular
page

Plural
pages

  1. (countable) A page is one side of a sheet of paper in a book, newspaper, etc.
    The picture of the accident was on page one of the morning's paper.
  2. (countable) A page is a sheet of paper in a book, newspaper, etc.
    This book has one page missing.
  3. (countable) A page is the part of a document that you can see at one time on a computer screen.
  4. (countable) A web page is a computer document that can be accessed over the internet.
    This site has some of the most visited pages on the web.
  5. (countable) A page is a young person whose job is to help important people like knights, or members of parliament.
    The pages passed out copies of the new law.

[change] Verb

Plain form
page

Third-person singular
pages

Past tense
paged

Past participle
paged

Present participle
paging

  1. (transitive) If you page someone, make an announcement or send them a message asking them to contact you.
    Paging Dr. Horvat! Please, contact the nursing station.
    If you need me, just have them page me at the restaurant.
  2. (intransitive) If you page forward, back, through, etc. something with pages, you move from one page to another.
    I paged through the magazine, just looking at the pictures.
    Use the mouse to page down to the next screen.
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