site
Americannoun
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sites
plural
verb (used with object)
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sites,
present (3rd person singular)
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sited,
past participle, past
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siting
present participle
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to place in or provide with a site; locate.
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to put in position for operation, as artillery.
to site a cannon.
noun
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the piece of land where something was, is, or is intended to be located
a building site
archaeological site
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( as modifier )
site office
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an internet location where information relating to a specific subject or group of subjects can be accessed
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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sitesimple
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sitessimple
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have sitedperfect
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has sitedperfect
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am sitingprogressive
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are sitingprogressive
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is sitingprogressive
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have been sitingperfect progressive
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has been sitingperfect progressive
Past
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sitedsimple
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had sitedperfect
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was sitingprogressive
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were sitingprogressive
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had been sitingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of site
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin situs “position, arrangement, site” (presumably originally, “leaving, setting down”), equivalent to si-, variant stem of sinere “to leave, allow to be” + -tus suffix of verbal action
Explanation
A site is a location. The leader of a Zombie Army might remind his underlings: “Your web site is just a collection of pages at one address on the Web. Your burial site is where you find more soldiers!” Site can also refer to a specific parcel of land, such as a building site or a burial site. Although a website has no physical location, it does have a virtual one, which is reached the same way a physical location is: by going to an address.
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Example Sentences
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“It’s low likelihood, and it’s certainly impossible that any sort of federal presence could be there at every polling site in America,” said Aaron Blacksberg, federal policy counsel at the Institute for Responsive Government.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
There are questions, however, over how thoroughly the site was searched.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The nature of the threat at RAF Fairford is still not clear but police were called to the site after three white vans were spotted acting "suspiciously" in its vicinity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
A new round of protests was under way Thursday, including a large gathering at Place de la Bastille, the site of the prison that was stormed and torn down in the French Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
First Division reached the hills overlooking Sedan, then moved aside to allow the French Army the honor of capturing the city, the site of a French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
The deal means the Martin Group will control more than 100 sites.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
But recently, technology giants have been striking nuclear deals that focus on “uprates,” or an expansion of capacity for existing nuclear sites, rather than building new ones.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The approach of a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico also prompted supply concerns, with Shell and Chevron both halting production at several sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Importantly, animals are already known from other locations around the world by the time the Kheseen Biota formed, including sites in Namibia and South China.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Unlike land sites, where the invaluable evidence of past cultures and people are often covered over or mingled with the relics of succeeding eras, an ancient shipwreck is a pristine historic time capsule.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Yet roughly 70% of Americans say they oppose data centers being sited near them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
That may already be on the way, via a newly introduced council amendment that would allow bigger data centers to be sited in rural and agricultural areas instead of residential corners—a move the organizers oppose.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
He said the biggest factor that will determine when the next Garden Grove happens is not individual actions, but how industry and regulators approach the safety of these facilities, including where they should be sited.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
"They've probably surveilled the area, worked out what happens when, gone in the early hours with a low-loader truck and they probably sited it in a few minutes, at the quietest time possible."
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
On top of that, the Blue Ridge Mountains were sensationally beautiful and conveniently sited for the benefit of a new class of motoring tourist.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
That includes set intervals between charging stations, similar siting of charging infrastructure and standards for installed chargers, among items outlined in a shared statement of principles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
But Netanyahu expressed his appreciation for siting the embassy in the city, "our ancient capital".
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Now, as we intended when siting the center in Jackson Park, many more will visit the South Side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
“I have clients siting on the edge of their seat, waiting to find out if it was their jewelry that was recovered,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
This skilful siting of the Turkish trenches has been admired by all competent British observers; the number of field guns on the Peninsula is now many times greater than it was.
From Gallipoli Diary, Volume I by Sir Ian Hamilton
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