page down

verb

To 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.”

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page up
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Meanings

page down1

verbpage down (third-person singular simple present pages down, present participle paging down, simple past and past participle paged down)

present singular third person pages down · participle present paging down · participle past paged down · past paged down

  1. computingTo 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.

    Synonyms: scroll down, scroll up · Antonyms: page up

Page Down2

nounPage Down (plural Page Downs)

plural Page Downs

  1. computingA keyboard key that when pressed scrolls down to the next page of content.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo scroll down to the next page of content.

Similar
scroll downscroll up
Opposite
page up

Origin

From the Page Down key on a keyboard that performs this function.

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Translations

Finnish sivu alas, page down
  • sivu alasa key that scrolls down to the next page of content
  • page downa key that scrolls down to the next page of content
Russian пэйдж да́ун
  • пэйдж да́ун (pɛjdž dáun)a key that scrolls down to the next page of content
Cite this entry
APA

page down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/page%20down

MLA

“page down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/page%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “page down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/page%20down.

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