page

/peɪdʒ/
noun
  1. One side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, or document.
    • The article is on page five of the newspaper.
    • She turned to the next page of her novel.
    • Please read pages ten through twenty for homework.
  2. A sheet of paper that forms part of a book, magazine, or document (including both sides).
    • He scribbled a note on a blank page.
    • A few pages were torn out of the old diary.
    • The book has over three hundred pages.
  3. A section of a website that can be viewed on a screen.
    • The homepage is the most visited page on the site.
    • She updated her profile page with a new photo.
    • Click the link to open a new page.
  4. A young attendant or servant, especially in a hotel or a royal court.
    • In medieval times, a page was a young boy training to be a knight.
    • The page escorted the guests to their rooms.
    • The hotel page carried the luggage to the elevator.
verb
  1. To call someone by name over a public address system or by sending a message to a pager.
    • They paged her over the airport speakers.
    • The doctor was paged for an emergency.
    • Please page Mr. Smith to the front desk.
  2. To summon or contact someone using a pager device.
    • The nurse paged the on-call physician.
    • In the 1990s, people often paged each other instead of texting.
    • He paged his assistant to bring the files.
  3. To turn the pages of a book or magazine, especially in a quick or casual way.
    • He paged idly through the photo album.
    • She paged through the magazine while waiting.
    • I paged ahead to see how the story ended.
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