site
- 01 A2 Elementary
n.a place where a building is being constructed or where something important happened.
n.a specific area of land where a building, town, or monument is being constructed or is situated.
Simple“The workers arrived at the construction site early to start the new project.”
In context“Archaeologists spent three months excavating the site, uncovering several artifacts that suggest the area was a major trading hub in the fourteenth century.”
UsageOften used with 'on' or 'at'.
- 02 A2 Elementary
n.a short way of saying 'website' — a place on the internet with its own address.
n.a set of related web pages located under a single domain name.
Simple“You can find more information about the course on our official site.”
In context“The company migrated their e-commerce site to a new server to handle the increased traffic expected during the holiday season.”
Synonymswebsitewebpage - 03 C1 Advanced
n.a specific part of the body or a molecule where something happens, like an operation or a reaction.
n.a specific area of a body, protein, or DNA sequence where a particular process or reaction occurs.
Simple“The nurse cleaned the injection site before giving the medicine.”
In context“The surgeon carefully monitored the surgical site for any signs of infection during the patient's post-operative recovery period.”
- 04 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.to choose a place for a building or project and put it there.
v.to fix or build something in a particular place.
Simple“The council decided to site the new library in the center of the town.”
In context“The developers chose to site the wind farm on the coastal ridge to maximize exposure to the prevailing westerly winds.”
UsageUsually used in the passive voice.
Usage site using · sites like · site for new
From Middle English site, from Anglo-Norman site, from Latin situs (“position, place, site”), from sinere (“to put, lay, set down, usually let, suffer, permit”). Doublet of sitio and situs.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.