page

[[t]pe͟ɪʤ[/t]]

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pages, paging, paged

1) N-COUNT: oft N num A page is one side of one of the pieces of paper in a book, magazine, or newspaper. Each page usually has a number printed at the top or bottom.

Where's your book? Take it out and turn to page 4.

...the front page of the Guardian.

...1,400 pages of top-secret information.

2) N-COUNT The pages of a book, magazine, or newspaper are the pieces of paper it consists of.

He turned the pages of his notebook...

Over the page you can read all about the six great books on offer.

3) N-COUNT: with supp You can refer to an important event or period of time as a page of history. [LITERARY]

...a new page in the country's political history.

4) VERB If someone who is in a public place is paged, they receive a message, often over a speaker, telling them that someone is trying to contact them.

[be V-ed] He was paged repeatedly as the flight was boarding...

[have n V-ed] I'll have them paged and tell them you're here.

5) N-COUNT A page is a small boy who accompanies the bride at a wedding. [mainly AM]

(in BRIT, use pageboy)

6) N-COUNT A page is a young person who takes messages or does small jobs for members of the United States Congress or state legislatures. [AM]

7) N-COUNT: oft poss N In former times, a page was a young boy who was a knight's servant and was learning to be a knight.