page down
A2 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
Press a button on your keyboard to jump down a whole page on your screen.
Literal meaning: To move down a page — fully transparent.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
(Computing) To move the view on a screen downward by one full page length, typically by pressing the Page Down key.
"Page down a couple of times and you'll see the summary table I was referring to."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Primarily used in computing contexts. Refers to the action of pressing the 'Page Down' key on a keyboard. Less common as the scroll function has largely replaced it in everyday use.
Commonly used with
document screen file spreadsheet list results
Forms
Base
page down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
pages down
he/she/it
Past simple
paged down
yesterday
Past participle
paged down
have + pp
-ing form
paging down
continuous
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