Definitions
01physical location
A2 · Elementary Countable noun
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.
日本語:現場※
“The workers arrived at the construction site early to start the new project.”
“Archaeologists spent three months excavating the site, uncovering several artifacts that suggest the area was a major trading hub in the fourteenth century.”
Usage
Often used with 'on' or 'at'.
02website
A2 · Elementary Countable noun Computing
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.
日本語:サイト※
“You can find more information about the course on our official site.”
“The company migrated their e-commerce site to a new server to handle the increased traffic expected during the holiday season.”
Synonyms
03medical or biological area
C1 · Advanced Countable noun Medicine Technical
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.
日本語:部位※
“The nurse cleaned the injection site before giving the medicine.”
“The surgeon carefully monitored the surgical site for any signs of infection during the patient's post-operative recovery period.”
04to place a building
B2 · Upper Intermediate Formal
v. to choose a place for a building or project and put it there.
v. to fix or build something in a particular place.
“The council decided to site the new library in the center of the town.”
“The developers chose to site the wind farm on the coastal ridge to maximize exposure to the prevailing westerly winds.”
Usage
Usually used in the passive voice.
Collocations
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word “site” in context.
Etymology
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.
Word family
NOUN
Domain
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.A2 KeyIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.3.0–4.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 2.0–2.524–43TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.225–549
- Frequency
- Very common
- Level
- A2 · ElementaryOxford
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