Page
noun
One side of a sheet of paper in a collection such as a book or newspaper.
She turned the page to continue reading.
Often appears as...
- turn the page
- on the next page
noun
A junior attendant of a noble person.
A page attended the king by holding his royal robes.
Often appears as...
- page boy
- squire and page
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A person who takes messages for members of a legislative body.
The senator sent a page to deliver the information
Often appears as...
- senate page
- house of representatives page
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Formal
Technical
verb
To summon or call someone, especially by a loudspeaker or pager.
The hospital paged the on-call doctor
Often appears as...
- paged through
- paged for
noun
Information or content that appears on a website.
The website's homepage is the first page you see when you visit it
Often appears as...
- web page
- home page
Usage tips
Technical
noun
One side of a sheet of paper in a collection such as a book or newspaper.
She turned the page to continue reading.
Often appears as...
- turn the page
- on the next page
noun
A junior attendant of a noble person.
A page attended the king by holding his royal robes.
Often appears as...
- page boy
- squire and page
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A person who takes messages for members of a legislative body.
The senator sent a page to deliver the information
Often appears as...
- senate page
- house of representatives page
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
To summon or call someone, especially by a loudspeaker or pager.
The hospital paged the on-call doctor
Often appears as...
- paged through
- paged for
noun
Information or content that appears on a website.
The website's homepage is the first page you see when you visit it
Often appears as...
- web page
- home page
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Material
Usually refers to paper pages; implies physical handling, such as flipping or writing.
Could you please pass me the page with the graph on it?
Pro Tip 2/3Text Length Hint
When reading, 'the next page' can suggest how much text you have left to read.
I'll stop reading after I finish this page.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
In conversations, 'turn the page' can mean to move past an event or issue.
After the argument, they turned the page and made up.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Material
Usually refers to paper pages; implies physical handling, such as flipping or writing.
Could you please pass me the page with the graph on it?
Pro Tip 2/3Text Length Hint
When reading, 'the next page' can suggest how much text you have left to read.
I'll stop reading after I finish this page.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
In conversations, 'turn the page' can mean to move past an event or issue.
After the argument, they turned the page and made up.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Material
Usually refers to paper pages; implies physical handling, such as flipping or writing.
Could you please pass me the page with the graph on it?
Pro Tip 2/3Text Length Hint
When reading, 'the next page' can suggest how much text you have left to read.
I'll stop reading after I finish this page.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
In conversations, 'turn the page' can mean to move past an event or issue.
After the argument, they turned the page and made up.
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Upgrading management...
collapsed 80 pages of math into a heads-up display that the drivers used to pair their instincts and experience with real-world analytics the results of the drivers are getting home earlier to see their families mileage is down which is good for profits in the environment customer satisfaction is actually up and they've been saving lives through an
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The world’s most...
What secrets do its pages contain? He purchased the manuscript from the cash-strapped priest at the college, and eventually brought it to the U.S., where experts have continued to puzzle over it for more than a century. Cryptologists say the writing has all the characteristics of a real language, just one that no one's ever seen before.
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Stealing Turtle Eggs Got...
down the page that people don't take the eggs and then completely allow the sale of the eggs in the market and the authorities don't seem to be doing anything better so it's definitely double standards going on I asked the district attorney for environmental protection how this was possible el mercado de quachita representa para
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How false news can...
As more writers come to rely on such pages for quick information, an unverified fact in a wiki page can make its way into a published article that may later be added as a citation for the very same wiki information, making it much harder to debunk. Recent advances in communication technology
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Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
Once they left the page, they had to be trimmed to get the illusion they flew off. When the pages of the book close at the end, we had to flip each page, supporting it in each position long enough to be photographed as an individual frame. We used binder clips, wedges, Fun-Tak,
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Plato’s best (and worst)...
and the greater truth behind it is one of philosophy's most vexing problems. It's been the subject of thousands of pages by theologians, philosophers, and screenwriters alike. It raises questions like should we trust our senses to come to the truth or our own reason?
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
than the reader understands the world outside of the book. But how? How can human-made squiggles on a page reflect lights into our eyes that send signals to our brains that we logically and emotionally decode as complex narratives that move us to fight,
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Nizar Ibrahim: How we...
These dragons from deep time are incredible creatures. They're bizzarre, they're beautiful, and there's very little we know about them. These thoughts were going through my head when I looked at the pages of my first dinosaur book.
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How did Dracula become...
lending the character many of his signature characteristics. And since then, Dracula has risen again in countless adaptations, finding eternal life far beyond the humble pages of his birth.
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Pumas learn to share PIPE...
it's a new page being written about the behavior about the ecology about the biology of the puma and that's why this place is so important
Video examples
Upgrading management...
collapsed 80 pages of math into a heads-up display that the drivers used to pair their instincts and experience with real-world analytics the results of the drivers are getting home earlier to see their families mileage is down which is good for profits in the environment customer satisfaction is actually up and they've been saving lives through an
Video examples
The world’s most...
What secrets do its pages contain? He purchased the manuscript from the cash-strapped priest at the college, and eventually brought it to the U.S., where experts have continued to puzzle over it for more than a century. Cryptologists say the writing has all the characteristics of a real language, just one that no one's ever seen before.
Video examples
Stealing Turtle Eggs Got...
down the page that people don't take the eggs and then completely allow the sale of the eggs in the market and the authorities don't seem to be doing anything better so it's definitely double standards going on I asked the district attorney for environmental protection how this was possible el mercado de quachita representa para
Video examples
How false news can...
As more writers come to rely on such pages for quick information, an unverified fact in a wiki page can make its way into a published article that may later be added as a citation for the very same wiki information, making it much harder to debunk. Recent advances in communication technology
Video examples
Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
Once they left the page, they had to be trimmed to get the illusion they flew off. When the pages of the book close at the end, we had to flip each page, supporting it in each position long enough to be photographed as an individual frame. We used binder clips, wedges, Fun-Tak,
Video examples
Plato’s best (and worst)...
and the greater truth behind it is one of philosophy's most vexing problems. It's been the subject of thousands of pages by theologians, philosophers, and screenwriters alike. It raises questions like should we trust our senses to come to the truth or our own reason?
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
than the reader understands the world outside of the book. But how? How can human-made squiggles on a page reflect lights into our eyes that send signals to our brains that we logically and emotionally decode as complex narratives that move us to fight,
Video examples
Nizar Ibrahim: How we...
These dragons from deep time are incredible creatures. They're bizzarre, they're beautiful, and there's very little we know about them. These thoughts were going through my head when I looked at the pages of my first dinosaur book.
Video examples
How did Dracula become...
lending the character many of his signature characteristics. And since then, Dracula has risen again in countless adaptations, finding eternal life far beyond the humble pages of his birth.
Video examples
Pumas learn to share PIPE...
it's a new page being written about the behavior about the ecology about the biology of the puma and that's why this place is so important
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
George R. R. Martin
American Author
Nothing bores me more than books where you read two pages and you know exactly how it's going to come out. I want twists and turns that surprise me, characters that have a difficult time and that I don't know if they're going to live or die.
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Greta Gerwig
American Actress
I think as an actress, I prefer having a character on the page. It allows you to be more invested in actually creating a whole person. It's easier when you're not trying to come up with your next line on the spot.
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Greg Behrendt
American Comedian
This life is yours and no one else's, and if you spend your time looking at other people's pages, you'll never get anything done.
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Howard Rheingold
American Critic
It's more important to me to get an e-mail that says, 'I saw your page and it changed my life,' than how many hits the page got.
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George Sand
French Novelist
We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire.
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Yvonne Strahovski
Australian Actress
Whether it is television or film, the character on the page has to speak to me.
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Saint Augustine
Saint
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
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Jane Levy
American Actress
I try not to live my life on my phone or my social media pages.
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Hubert de Givenchy
French Designer
Life is like a book: one has to know when to turn the page.
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James Salter
American Novelist
Life passes into pages if it passes into anything.
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George R. R. Martin
American Author
Nothing bores me more than books where you read two pages and you know exactly how it's going to come out. I want twists and turns that surprise me, characters that have a difficult time and that I don't know if they're going to live or die.
Quote examples
Greta Gerwig
American Actress
I think as an actress, I prefer having a character on the page. It allows you to be more invested in actually creating a whole person. It's easier when you're not trying to come up with your next line on the spot.
Quote examples
Greg Behrendt
American Comedian
This life is yours and no one else's, and if you spend your time looking at other people's pages, you'll never get anything done.
Quote examples
Howard Rheingold
American Critic
It's more important to me to get an e-mail that says, 'I saw your page and it changed my life,' than how many hits the page got.
Quote examples
George Sand
French Novelist
We cannot tear out a single page of our life, but we can throw the whole book in the fire.
Quote examples
Yvonne Strahovski
Australian Actress
Whether it is television or film, the character on the page has to speak to me.
Quote examples
Saint Augustine
Saint
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
Quote examples
Jane Levy
American Actress
I try not to live my life on my phone or my social media pages.
Quote examples
Hubert de Givenchy
French Designer
Life is like a book: one has to know when to turn the page.
Quote examples
James Salter
American Novelist
Life passes into pages if it passes into anything.
Example 1 of 10
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