page
1one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
the entire leaf of such a printed or written thing: He tore out one of the pages.
a single sheet of paper for writing.
a noteworthy or distinctive event or period: a reign that formed a gloomy page in English history.
Printing. the type set and arranged for a page.
Computers.
a relatively small block of main or secondary storage, up to about 1024 words.
a block of program instructions or data stored in main or secondary storage.
(in word processing) a portion of a document.
to paginate.
to turn pages (usually followed by through): to page through a book looking for a specific passage.
Idioms about page
on the same page, Informal. (of two or more people) having a similar understanding or way of thinking: Parents should be on the same page about raising their children.
Origin of page
1Other definitions for page (2 of 3)
a boy servant or attendant.
a youth in attendance on a person of rank or, in medieval times, a youth being trained for knighthood.
an attendant or employee, usually in uniform, who carries messages, ushers guests, runs errands, etc.
a person employed by a legislature to carry messages and run errands for the members, as in the U.S. Congress.
to summon formally by calling out the name of repeatedly: He had his father paged in the hotel lobby.
to summon or alert by electronic pager.
to control (an electrical appliance, machine, etc.) remotely by means of an electronic signal.
to attend as a page.
Origin of page
2Other definitions for Page (3 of 3)
Thomas Nelson, 1853–1922, U.S. novelist and diplomat.
Walter Hines, 1855–1918, U.S. journalist, editor, and diplomat.
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How to use page in a sentence
Editorial and political cartoon pages from throughout the world almost unanimously came to the same conclusion.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead | Luke O’Neil | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTPages from the Quran fluttered in the air before landing gently on the rubble.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWell, there are plenty of nerdy zingers hidden in those thousands of pages.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years | Jedediah Purdy | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, I wrote 212 pages of a novel called The Discovery of Sex that was bought, and I pulled it.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the ten pages of commentary, if anyone felt differently they were in the clear minority.
Its pages are filled with the purple gowns of kings and the scarlet trappings of the warrior.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockIt has long since dismissed as too short and simple for its pages, the short and simple annals of the poor.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockBut, he finally secured the address of a company who would manufacture a book to exceed 300 pages for fifty cents per book.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxMore than once she destroyed pages, as being too sacred a confidence for unloving eyes to read.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonHe was a new force and his pages kindled in our hearts a vivid feeling for the poor and their wrongs.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow
British Dictionary definitions for page (1 of 3)
/ (peɪdʒ) /
plural pp one side of one of the leaves of a book, newspaper, letter, etc or the written or printed matter it bears: Abbreviation: p
such a leaf considered as a unit: insert a new page
a screenful of information from a website, teletext service, etc, displayed on a television monitor or visual display unit
an episode, phase, or period: a glorious page in the revolution
printing the type as set up for printing a page
another word for paginate
(intr foll by through) to look through (a book, report, etc); leaf through
Origin of page
1British Dictionary definitions for page (2 of 3)
/ (peɪdʒ) /
a boy employed to run errands, carry messages, etc, for the guests in a hotel, club, etc
a youth in attendance at official functions or ceremonies, esp weddings
medieval history
a boy in training for knighthood in personal attendance on a knight
a youth in the personal service of a person of rank, esp in a royal household: page of the chamber
(in the US) an attendant at Congress or other legislative body
Canadian a person employed in the debating chamber of the House of Commons, the Senate, or a legislative assembly to carry messages for members
to call out the name of (a person), esp by a loudspeaker system, so as to give him a message
to call (a person) by an electronic device, such as a pager
to act as a page to or attend as a page
Origin of page
2British Dictionary definitions for Page (3 of 3)
/ (peɪdʒ) /
Sir Earle (Christmas Grafton). 1880–1961, Australian statesman; co-leader, with S. M. Bruce, of the federal government of Australia (1923–29)
Sir Frederick Handley. 1885–1962, English pioneer in the design and manufacture of aircraft
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