site

noun

\ ˈsīt

Definition of site

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : the spatial location of an actual or planned structure or set of structures (such as a building, town, or monuments)

b : a space of ground occupied or to be occupied by a building

2a : the place, scene, or point of an occurrence or event a picnic site

b : one or more Internet addresses at which an individual or organization provides information to others an FTP site especially : website

site

verb

sited; siting

Definition of site (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to place on a site or in position : locate

Synonyms Cite, Sight, and Site More Example Sentences Learn More about site

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Cite, Sight, and Site

The three homophones cite, sight, and site are occasionally confused by some people when used as nouns (sight and site) or as verbs (all three words). They needn’t cause trouble: with a little thought, most people who struggle with them can settle upon the correct choice.

Cite is most often encountered in the sense of “to name in a citation”; it may also mean “to mention as an example” or “to order to appear in a court of law.“

Most of the senses of sight are concerned with the act or action of seeing. A wonderful spectacle might be described as a sight, as might the general capacity to see anything (“my sight is not as good as it once was”).

Site is most often concerned with location; it is related to the verb situate "to locate" and situation "a position." A building site is the place where the building is, or will be, located. In contemporary English, site has increasingly been used as a shortened form of website, for the location of a specific page on the Internet.

If you connect citation with cite, eyesight with sight, and situate with site, you are unlikely to make an error.

Examples of site in a Sentence

Noun Hard hats must be worn on the construction site. They visited the site of their future house. The company has chosen a new site for its office building. the site of the battle Federal investigators combed through the crash site.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Campus includes two museums and one historic site that trace the history of Washington County. — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2021 Indigenous leaders plan to bring in forensics experts to identify and repatriate the remains of the children found buried on the Kamloops site. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2021 From Monday, June 7, up until Prime Day, Amazon will also be offering Prime members an extra $10 credit for every $10 spent on the site's small business section. — Jon Winkler, USA TODAY, 2 June 2021 But during a meeting Tuesday of the authority board, members said the site would close July 15. — Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 2 June 2021 After landing in the water, swimmers can either exit the pool or enjoy the in-water seating area next to the landing site and watch their friends and family have fun on the slide. — Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 2 June 2021 Sanchez has not thrown in a game this season and has been rehabbing since first experiencing right shoulder discomfort in a simulated game at the team’s alternate training site on April 1. ... — John Wawrow, ajc, 2 June 2021 The plant, a collaboration of the two automakers, takes up 400 acres of the 1,200 acres available for development at the east Limestone County site. — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 2 June 2021 The site includes special offers, including a tub of free popcorn and exclusive movie screenings. — NBC News, 2 June 2021

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