site

Site is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sīt
• IPA: /saɪt/
• SAMPA: /saIt/
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Homophones

• cite
• sight

Noun

Singular site

Plural sites

1. A site is a location or a place.

   He was working on a building site in Alton when a concrete mixer rolled back and hit him.

Synonyms

• place
• location

See also

• website
• on site

Verb

Plain form site

Third-person singular sites

Past tense sited

Past participle sited

Present participle siting

(transitive); (usually passive)

1. If something is sited somewhere, it was put or built there.

   The house is sited on the corner of Portland Street and Langham Street.

Synonyms

• situate
• locate