page down
page down · pages down · paged down · paging down
To scroll down to the next page of contentTo scroll down to the next page of content.
» The page scrolled down forever.
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1 sensesTo scroll down to the next page of content.
As I paged down through the year-old comments, I came to one young man's posting, in which he casually mentioned that he was looking for a boyfriend.
Examples
1 sentencesThe page scrolled down forever.
Origin
From the Page Down key on a keyboard that performs this function.From the Page Down key on a keyboard that performs this function.
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Forms
pages down, paging down, paged down, paged down| Base form | page down · to page down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pages down |
| Present participle | paging down |
| Past simple | paged down |
| Past participle | paged down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsscroll downscroll up
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.