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site

Meaning in simple English

US /saɪt/

site means: A place where something is, happens, or is planned to be built.

noun

PLACEB1

A place where something is, happens, or is planned to be built.

  • Workers arrived at the building site.
  • We visited the site of the ancient city.
  • They are looking for a site for their factory.

How to use it: site of something (This is the site of the old hospital.); site for something (They chose a site for the new library.)

Similar words: place, location

Common phrases: building site, construction site, site of something, original site

WEBSITEA2

A set of connected pages on the internet that you can visit using one address.

  • I found a useful site.
  • This site sells books and games.
  • Have you visited our new site yet?

Similar words: website

Common phrases: visit a site, shopping site, news site

CHOSEN GROUNDB1

An area of ground chosen or prepared for a particular building or permanent use.

  • They chose a site for the church.
  • The factory site has already been prepared.
  • Is this a suitable site for a hospital?

How to use it: site for something (The council approved a site for the school.)

Similar words: plot, location

Common phrases: site for something, factory site, suitable site

verb

PUT IN PLACEC1

To choose where a building or other structure will be placed.

  • They sited the school near the park.
  • The new hospital is sited on a hill.
  • Where should we site the wind turbines?

How to use it: site something on/in/near something (They plan to site the factory near the river.)

Similar words: locate, place, situate

Common phrases: site a building, site something near, site a factory, site something on

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