noun
site
syt
noun
1
The particular place where something is, was, or will be located.
"Archaeologists discovered the site of an ancient Roman villa."
"This field has been chosen as the site for the new hospital."
2
A collection of pages on the internet; a website.
"You can find our opening hours on the company site."
verb
1
To choose a location for a building or project and place it there.
"The new factory was sited close to the motorway for easy deliveries."
How to Use Site
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA specific location — physical, like a building plot, or digital, like a website.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "sight" (vision) or "cite" (to quote a source) — all three sound identical.
Common pairings
construction site
website
archaeological site
Word Forms
sited past tense, sites plural, sites singular
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Etymology
From Latin situs, "position, place," via Anglo-Norman and Middle English.