Phrase guide

page down

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To scroll down to the next page of content.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: page up

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sivu alas — a key that scrolls down to the next page of content
  • Finnish: page down — a key that scrolls down to the next page of content
  • Russian: пэйдж да́ун (pɛjdž dáun) — a key that scrolls down to the next page of content