site

[sahyt]

noun

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.

verb (used with object)

sited, siting 

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

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

   to site a cannon.

site

/ 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

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• intersite adjective
• resite verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of site¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of site¹

C14: from Latin situs situation, from sinere to be placed

Example Sentences

It now has one site, focused mostly on commercial operations, with 1,200 employees.

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Maro analyzed 21 different fruit species eaten by chimps at two long-term research sites, Ngogo in Uganda and Taï in Ivory Coast.

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These cases involve disruptions in the synapse, the tiny site where one neuron passes a signal to another.

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They have estimated spending $8 billion on the project, which would include a hotel and concert venue and connect with the future site of New York City Football Club’s stadium.

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Government authorities have stepped in with official relief measures and sanctioned mourning activities, such as flying flags at half-staff and the establishment of designated condolence sites.

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Related Words

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