site

American  

[sahyt] / saɪt /

noun

sites plural

1. the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment.

   the site of our summer cabin.

2. the area or exact plot of ground on which anything is, has been, or is to be located.

   the site of ancient Troy.

   Synonyms:

   place, location, position

3. Computers. website.

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verb (used with object)

sites, present (3rd person singular) sited, past participle, past siting present participle

1. to place in or provide with a site; locate.

2. to put in position for operation, as artillery.

   to site a cannon.

site British  

/ saɪt /

noun

1. 1. the piece of land where something was, is, or is intended to be located

      a building site

      archaeological site

   2. ( as modifier )

      site office

2. an internet location where information relating to a specific subject or group of subjects can be accessed

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verb

1. (tr) to locate, place, or install (something) in a specific place

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• resite
  verb (used with object)
• intersite
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• sites
  plural

Participles

• siting
  present
• sited
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• site
  simple
• sites
  simple
• have sited
  perfect
• has sited
  perfect
• am siting
  progressive
• are siting
  progressive
• is siting
  progressive
• have been siting
  perfect progressive
• has been siting
  perfect progressive

Past

• sited
  simple
• had sited
  perfect
• was siting
  progressive
• were siting
  progressive
• had been siting
  perfect progressive

Future

• will site
  simple
• will have sited
  perfect
• will be siting
  progressive
• will have been siting
  perfect progressive

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.

Example Sentences

With spinning, weaving, dyeing and knitting facilities -- the Glo-Djigbe site exported its first garments in 2024 for the French retailer Kiabi, followed by other international brands such as US Polo.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

Structural removal commenced Tuesday and is now 6.5% complete, and there are around 200 people working on the site around the clock.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

The ISF will have a role in securing that site, and the mission support facility will be built adjacent to it, according to the U.S. military official.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

For the first time in more than half a century, the volunteers have for the past three years encouraged local commoners' association members to graze their cows on the site, to help maintain the habitat.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

And in the hours following the second wave, five more washed into the site.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Related Words

• ground
• home
• location
• scene
• section
• spot
• station