1
a
: one of the leaves of a publication or manuscript
also
: a single side of one of these leaves
b
: the material printed or written on a page
2
a
: the block of information found at a single World Wide Web address
b
: a sizable subdivision of computer memory
also
: a block of information that fills a page and can be transferred as a unit between the internal and external storage of a computer
3
a
: a noteworthy event or period
b
: a written record
paged; paging
: to turn the pages (as of a book or magazine) especially in a steady or haphazard manner
—usually used with through
: to number or mark the pages of
paged; paging
1
: to summon by repeatedly calling out the name of
2
: to send a message to via a pager
3
: to wait on or serve in the capacity of a page
1
a(1)
: a youth being trained for the medieval rank of knight and in the personal service of a knight
(2)
: a youth attendant on a person of rank especially in the medieval period
b
: a boy serving as an honorary attendant at a formal function (such as a wedding)
2
: one employed to deliver messages, assist patrons, serve as a guide, or attend to similar duties
3
: an act or instance of paging
a page came over the loudspeaker
got a page from the client
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Examples of page in a Sentence
Noun (2)
dispatch a page to bring coffee to the senator
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—Connor Donevan, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
According to a GoFundMe page, shared last week, 27-year-old Austin Regier died in the Philippines on November 14, 2024.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
Of course Meredith was gonna have to page Nick in the OR, interrupting the awake kidney transplant on a very nervous scrub nurse played by 30 Rock star Jack McBrayer.
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“Page.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/page. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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page
1 of 4 noun1
: a youth in the Middle Ages being trained for knighthood and in the service of a knight
2
: a youth serving a person of rank
3
: a person employed especially to deliver messages or perform personal services (as in a hotel)
page
2 of 4 verb
paged; paging
1
: to serve as a page
2
: to send for by calling out the name of
3
: to contact by means of a pager
page
3 of 4 noun1
a
: one side of a printed or written leaf
b
: the entire leaf
c
: the material printed or written on a page
2
a
: a written record
the pages of history
b
: an event worth recording
an exciting page in one's life
3
a
: a large section of computer memory
b
: the information found at a single World Wide Web address
page
4 of 4 verb
paged; paging
1
: to number or mark the pages of
2
: to turn the pages (as of a book or magazine) especially in a quick steady manner
Etymology
Noun
Middle English page "a youth trained to serve a knight," from early French page (same meaning)
Noun
from early French page "a leaf in a book," from Latin pagina (same meaning)
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