page
1
[ peyj ]
/ peɪdʒ /
noun
verb (used with object), paged, pag·ing.
to paginate.
to turn pages (usually followed by through): to page through a book looking for a specific passage.
Idioms for page
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.
Origin of page
1
1580–90; < Middle French < Latin
pāgina column of writing, akin to
pangere to fix, make fast
Words nearby page
Definition for page (2 of 3)
page
2
[ peyj ]
/ peɪdʒ /
noun
verb (used with object), paged, pag·ing.
Origin of page
2
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Old French < ?
Definition for page (3 of 3)
Page
[ peyj ]
/ peɪdʒ /
noun
Thomas Nelson,1853–1922,
U.S. novelist and diplomat.
Walter Hines,1855–1918,
U.S. journalist, editor, and diplomat.
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British Dictionary definitions for page (1 of 3)
page
1
/ (peɪdʒ) /
noun
verb
another word for paginate
(intr foll by through)
to look through (a book, report, etc); leaf through
Word Origin for page
C15: via Old French from Latin
pāgina
British Dictionary definitions for page (2 of 3)
page
2
/ (peɪdʒ) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for page
C13: via Old French from Italian
paggio, probably from Greek
paidion boy, from
pais child
British Dictionary definitions for page (3 of 3)
Page
/ (peɪdʒ) /
noun
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