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page
Noun
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A page is one side of a sheet of paper in a book, newspaper, etc.
The picture of the accident was on page one of the morning's paper.
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A page is a sheet of paper in a book, newspaper, etc.
This book has one page missing.
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A page is the part of a document that you can see at one time on a computer screen.
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A web page is a computer document that can be accessed over the internet.
This site has some of the most visited pages on the web.
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A page is a young person whose job is to help important people like knights, or members of parliament.
The pages passed out copies of the new law.
page
Verb
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If you page someone, make an announcement or send them a message asking them to contact you.
Paging Dr. Horvat! Please, contact the nursing station.
If you need me, just have them page me at the restaurant.
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If you page forward, back, through, etc. something with pages, you move from one page to another.
I paged through the magazine, just looking at the pictures.
Use the mouse to page down to the next screen.
up
Preposition
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Toward the top or toward the sky.
The balloon went up.
up
Adjective
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In a high position.
The flag is up.
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.
It was an up day.
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optimistic.
He is feeling up.
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Put in trust, entrusted.
It is up to you.
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ing, occurring.
What’s up?
They act like something is up.
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.
Something is up with him.
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Planning, plotting mischief.
He is up to something.
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ed.
It is all up with them.
up
Noun
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State of being up, often with down.
Life has its ups and downs.
up
Verb
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Increase, increment.
We upped the dosage.