Phrase guide

page up

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 up to the previous 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 up to the previous page of content.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

Examples

  • When I paged up or down, the text would sometimes get mangled and duplicated.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sivu ylös — a key that scrolls down to the previous page of content
  • Finnish: page up — a key that scrolls down to the previous page of content
  • Russian: пэйдж а́п (pɛjdž áp) — a key that scrolls down to the previous page of content