one 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 bythrough ).
to page through a book looking for a specific passage.
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.
Thomas Nelson, 1853–1922, U.S. novelist and diplomat.
Walter Hines, 1855–1918, U.S. journalist, editor, and diplomat.
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
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
p. one side of one of the leaves of a book, newspaper, letter, etc or the written or printed matter it bears
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
to look through (a book, report, etc); leaf through
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
First recorded in 1450–1500; from Middle French, from Latin pāgina “column of writing; leaf of a double door”; akin to pangere “to fix, make fast”
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English noun page, paige, from Old French, of uncertain origin
A page is one sheet of a book, magazine, or other collection of papers. You can read a page in a children's picture book much faster than a page of War and Peace. If you read a book, turning its pages, you page through it, and if you write a number on each unnumbered page, you could say you page it. There are other pages too, including a medieval knight's assistant and an errand-runner in a legislative office. You can also page someone, or call for them over a speaker in a public place — this meaning comes from the idea of "sending a page to fetch someone."
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“In an instant, a beautiful life was taken far too soon,” the GoFundMe page read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Netflix’s discussions about adding TV channels and potentially streaming bundles, which would appear like tiles on the streamer’s home page, show how the company is willing to pivot from its roots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
A mum's fight for a £12m fortune tops the Sun's front page, after a shopkeeper reportedly binned her winning lottery ticket.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
And Prince Harry's "crushing high court defeat" also makes the front page of the Sun.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
She drew a line down the middle of the page, dividing the two topics.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
According to Page Six, the model’s essay in the Cut had publishers champing at the bit in a 12-way bidding war that culminated in the hefty pay day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Social scientist Scott Page has shown that for hard problems, a diverse group of decision-makers tends to outperform a homogeneous group of higher-ability experts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Page Six linked the duo to discreet wedding planner Mark Seed, and multiple outlets report that the couple required guests to sign a strict nondisclosure agreement before receiving any confidential information.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Now a trillionaire, Musk is almost four times richer than his nearest rival Larry Page, and more than five times richer than Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Here we are. Page 492. ‘Absolutely no being mean.’
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
Sometimes, recalling another ingredient needed, she called Safeway and had her husband paged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
I paged through, stopped and smiled when I saw it.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
The OB resident escalated to her senior, who paged her attending and the anesthesiologist on call.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2023
When I finally paged through a copy some time after high school, I did it mostly to see if it was as “real” as friends made it out to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2023
Stella laughed and paged through the clothing section again, her face slowly growing more serious.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
But as soon as I began paging through, I realized I need not have worried.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
I kept swiping, paging through one video after another like a person possessed.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2023
It's an unexpectedly sentimental exercise to take stock of how you bedazzle, spice, umami and sweeten your eating life — almost like paging through old photo albums.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2022
And as I brought the rings to my lips to kiss them, I was startled by a blaring airport announcement: “Paging Michael Newman, paging Michael Newman.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
At the bottom of the stairs, in an anteroom, he found Levant slowly paging through the Saturday Evening Post beside a kerosene floor heater.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
