page

I UK [peɪdʒ] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "page":
singular page plural pages
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1) one side of a sheet of paper in a book, newspaper, or magazine

the poem on page 125

front/back page:

The football scores are on the back page.

opposite/facing page:

Can you identify the four pictures on the facing page?

turn to/see page:

For information on hotels in Amsterdam, see page 20.

sports/gardening/letters page:

Lawrence was eating breakfast while glancing at the sports page.

over the page (= on the other side):

Fill in the form over the page.

a) a sheet of paper in a book, newspaper, or magazine

I tore a page out of my diary and wrote my phone number on it.

turn a page:

Turning the pages of the telephone book, she soon found what she wanted.

b) a piece of paper

He was staring miserably at the blank page in his typewriter.

the top/bottom of the page:

Chris wrote her name at the top of the page.

2)

a) computing the writing or pictures on a computer screen that you can see at one time, for example as part of a website

Click "Back" to return to the previous page.

b) computing the writing or pictures on a computer screen that you can print on one side of a piece of paper

3) British a small boy who walks with a bride and helps her at her wedding ceremony

a) a boy or young man, usually in a uniform, whose job is to help guests in a hotel or members of a club

b) a boy whose job was to be the servant of a knight in the Middle Ages so that he could learn how to become a knight too

c) a boy whose job was to be the servant of someone of a high social class in the past

d) a student whose job is to help a member of the Congress in the US

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- be on the same page

- a page in something's history

II UK [peɪdʒ] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "page":
present tense I/you/we/they page he/she/it pages present participle paging past tense paged past participle paged

1) to communicate with someone by sending a message to their pager

You can always page her if anything important comes up.

2) to call someone's name in a public place, especially using a PA system

We'll try to page him at the airport.

Phrasal verbs:

- page down

- page through

- page up