page

¹

[ peyj ]

noun

1. one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
2. the entire leaf of such a printed or written thing:

   He tore out one of the pages.

3. a single sheet of paper for writing.
4. a noteworthy or distinctive event or period:

   a reign that formed a gloomy page in English history.

5. Printing. the type set and arranged for a page.
6. Computers.
   1. web page ( def 1 ).
   2. a relatively small block of main or secondary storage, up to about 1024 words.
   3. a block of program instructions or data stored in main or secondary storage.
   4. (in word processing) a portion of a document.

verb (used with object)

, paged, pag·ing.

1. to paginate.
2. to turn pages (usually followed by through ):

   to page through a book looking for a specific passage.

page

²

[ peyj ]

noun

1. a boy servant or attendant.
2. a youth in attendance on a person of rank or, in medieval times, a youth being trained for knighthood.
3. an attendant or employee, usually in uniform, who carries messages, ushers guests, runs errands, etc.
4. a person employed by a legislature to carry messages and run errands for the members, as in the U.S. Congress.

verb (used with object)

, paged, pag·ing.

1. to summon formally by calling out the name of repeatedly:

   He had his father paged in the hotel lobby.

2. to summon or alert by electronic pager.
3. to control (an electrical appliance, machine, etc.) remotely by means of an electronic signal.
4. to attend as a page.

Page

³

[ peyj ]

noun

1. Thomas Nelson, 1853–1922, U.S. novelist and diplomat.
2. Walter Hines, 1855–1918, U.S. journalist, editor, and diplomat.

Page

¹

/ peɪdʒ /

noun

1. PageSir Earle (Christmas Grafton)18801961MAustralianPOLITICS: statesman Sir Earle ( Christmas Grafton ). 1880–1961, Australian statesman; co-leader, with S. M. Bruce, of the federal government of Australia (1923–29)
2. PageSir Frederick Handley18851962MEnglishTECHNOLOGY: aircraft designerTECHNOLOGY: aircraft manufacturer Sir Frederick Handley. 1885–1962, English pioneer in the design and manufacture of aircraft

page

²

/ peɪdʒ /

noun

1. pp one side of one of the leaves of a book, newspaper, letter, etc or the written or printed matter it bears p
2. such a leaf considered as a unit

   insert a new page

3. a screenful of information from a website, teletext service, etc, displayed on a television monitor or visual display unit
4. an episode, phase, or period

   a glorious page in the revolution

5. printing the type as set up for printing a page

verb

1. See paginate
   another word for paginate
2. intrfoll bythrough to look through (a book, report, etc); leaf through

page

³

/ peɪdʒ /

noun

1. a boy employed to run errands, carry messages, etc, for the guests in a hotel, club, etc
2. a youth in attendance at official functions or ceremonies, esp weddings
3. medieval history
   1. a boy in training for knighthood in personal attendance on a knight
   2. a youth in the personal service of a person of rank, esp in a royal household

      page of the chamber

4. (in the US) an attendant at Congress or other legislative body
5. a person employed in the debating chamber of the House of Commons, the Senate, or a legislative assembly to carry messages for members

verb

1. to call out the name of (a person), esp by a loudspeaker system, so as to give him a message
2. to call (a person) by an electronic device, such as a pager
3. to act as a page to or attend as a page

Word History and Origins

Origin of page¹

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”

Origin of page²

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English noun page, paige, from Old French, of uncertain origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of page¹

C15: via Old French from Latin pāgina

Origin of page²

C13: via Old French from Italian paggio, probably from Greek paidion boy, from pais child

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. 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.

Example Sentences

Indeed, a single reader’s reactions may vary considerably from essay to essay, page to page or even sentence to sentence.

From Washington Post

To report this story, I interviewed dozens of people and examined thousands of pages of records from local and federal law enforcement agencies as well as court files, political archives and other historical documents.

From ProPublica

These pages have broadcast military decrees and warnings — crucial for journalists, citizens and others to understand how the army might respond to an upcoming protest or strike.

From Washington Post

Paramount Plus will also take a page from HBO Max and stage a reunion with the first season of its groundbreaking “The Real World.”

From Washington Post

The truth is, if you’re looking at a laser printer, your priority almost certainly is printing a ton of text pages as quickly as possible.

From Popular-Science

The following page details a tribute gag the Simpsons team inserted into the background of a scene.

From The Daily Beast

I noticed a picture of her daughter, who was my classmate, and out of curiosity visited her page.

From The Daily Beast

The protests sparked by the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner have become front page news.

From The Daily Beast

Joe and the record label were behind him all the way: look at the full-page ad in Billboard the previous week.

From The Daily Beast

On Dec. 16, Brice posted the black banner of ISIS on his Facebook page.

From The Daily Beast

Instead of cutting new works, page by page, people cut them altogether!

From Project Gutenberg

There was the most portentous picture of a Griffin on the first page, with verses below.

From Project Gutenberg

The characteristics of the different forms are well shown in the table on opposite page, modified from Hill.

From Project Gutenberg

Included was a twenty-page aside on the offending Bishop, revealing a startlingly thorough knowledge of his writings.

From Project Gutenberg

It is much more convenient than a lamp, because it doesn't rattle, and you can throw the light on the page so much better.

From Project Gutenberg

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