site
verb/saɪt/
/saɪt/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they site | /saɪt/ /saɪt/ |
| he / she / it sites | /saɪts/ /saɪts/ |
| past simple sited | /ˈsaɪtɪd/ /ˈsaɪtɪd/ |
| past participle sited | /ˈsaɪtɪd/ /ˈsaɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form siting | /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/ |
- to build or place something in a particular position
- be sited + adv./prep. The castle is magnificently sited high up on a cliff.
- The fence is strategically sited to prevent anyone getting onto the beach.
- The hotel is beautifully sited by a lake in a steep valley.
- There was a meeting to discuss the siting of the new school.
Homophones cite | sight | sitecite sight site/saɪt//saɪt/- cite verb
- They were unable to cite any studies to back up their claims.
- sight noun
- She would never forget the sight of Machu Picchu appearing out of the mist.
- sight verb
- He was the first European to sight the island later named Hispaniola.
- site noun
- Follow this link to reach the official site.
- site verb
- The company plans to site its new headquarters there.
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Anglo-Norman French, or from Latin situs ‘local position’. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
site