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

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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

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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

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site sites sited siting

The center runs a nonprofit news site, Michigan Capitol Confidential, that relies on donations to cover state politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Now they’re on opposite sides of a court fight that has spilled onto the Nov. 3 ballot and threatens further development on the nearly 300-acre site.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The site, dubbed Onkalo which means "cave" in Finnish, is expected to start operations soon, but Posiva said no exact date had been decided yet.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Each site was situated within 300 meters of an established honey bee colony.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

“You wouldn’t happen to have another archaeological site in Brazil, would you, Auntie North?”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

"The biggest challenge has been juggling clients who want their sites taken offline as a precaution, while trying to coordinate updates and fixes across countless different setups," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Telecom stocks are tumbling on news that SpaceX is aiming to secure 80,000 cell sites across the US, raising the specter of fierce competition between the industry’s big three and Starlink Mobile.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The Bloomberg article suggested SpaceX was looking to lease or acquire 80,000 cell sites across the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Some say they are pre-emptively taking their sites offline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

We walk through two new sites on McIntosh Circle on the way home.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

Yet roughly 70% of Americans say they oppose data centers being sited near them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

It would have closed a loophole that makes it easier for advanced manufacturing facilities to be sited in vulnerable neighborhoods without environmental review.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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

There are no small reactors yet in the U.S., but dozens of companies are trying to get them approved and sited.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

The Hunter's Gate Was conveniently sited close to the kennels and kitchens.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

"I'm quite all right," said Betty with a forced smile, siting up very straight.

From Exit Betty by Grace Livingston Hill

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