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.
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