page (pages plural & 3rd person present) (paging present participle) (paged past tense & past participle )
1 n-count 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.
oft N num
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 You can refer to an important event or period of time as a page of history.
LITERARY with supp
...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.
He was paged repeatedly as the flight was boarding... be V-ed
I'll have them paged and tell them you're here. have n V-ed
5 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)
front-page
A front-page article or picture appears on the front page of a newspaper because it is very important or interesting. adj ADJ n
...a front-page article in last week's paper.
full-page
A full-page advertisement, picture, or article in a newspaper or magazine uses a whole page. adj ADJ n
home page (home pages plural ), homepage On the Internet, a person's or organization's home page is the main page of information about them, which often contains links to other pages about them. n-count
web page (web pages plural ), Web page A web page is a set of data or information which is designed to be viewed as part of a website. (COMPUTING) n-count
