site1 nounsite2 verb
sitesite1 /saɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 AWL noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINsite1
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French, Latin situs, from sinere ‘to leave, put’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a construction site
- a historical site
- A home for the elderly will be built on the site of the old hospital.
- Green fences were put up around the construction site.
- The town has purchased a site on Villa Avenue for the new library.
- All were suggested as possible sites for travellers.
- And there are costs with running the site.
- As I mentioned in my recent phone call the best site for it is the Mill Yard, as last year.
- Mobile phone calls have to be routed through a cell site, and telephones search for the nearest site with available capacity.
- Most of our rubbish goes to sites like this one at Sutton Courtenay in Oxfordshire.
- The first chapel of the Independents was built on the site in 1705.
- The looms were used in local cottages, and warehouses occupied much of this site.
THESAURUS
a point or area, especially one that you visit or use for a particular purpose: · He’s been to lots of places.· a good meeting place
the exact place where someone or something is, in relation to other things: · She showed me the position of the village on the map.· I changed the position of the mirror slightly.· Jessica moved to a position where she could see the stage better.
a particular place on a line or surface: · At this point the path gets narrower.· No cars are allowed beyond this point.
a place, especially a particular kind of place, or a place where something happens. Spot sounds rather informal: · She chose a sunny spot.· The area is a favourite spot for windsurfers.· This is the exact spot where I asked her to marry me.
a place where someone or something is, or where something happens. Location sounds more formal than place: · your exact location· The prisoners were taken to an undisclosed location.· an ideal location for a winter break
a place, especially one that will be used for a particular purpose, or where something important happened: · the site of a great battle· There are plans to develop the site for housing.· The area has become a dumping site for nuclear waste.
a place where something such as a meeting, concert, game etc takes place: · the venue for the next Olympic Games· The hotel is a popular wedding venue.
the place where something bad such as an accident or crime happened: · the scene of the crime· Ambulance crews were at the scene within minutes.
the place and the area around it, where something is or where something happens: · The hotel is in a beautiful setting.· the setting for the film ‘A Room With a View’· Beautiful gardens provide the perfect setting for outdoor dining.
used for talking about a place when you are not sure exactly which place: · She came from somewhere in London.
the place where someone or something is – used especially when you do not know this or do not want to tell people: · The whereabouts of the painting is unknown.· He refused to disclose his whereabouts.· I’m not sure about her whereabouts.
Longman Language Activatora place · Plant the daisies in a sunny place.· Keep your passport in a safe place.· a quiet, private place to read in· Britain is one of the most highly populated places in the world.a place to sit/eat/sleep etc · Sign your name on the list, and find yourself a place to sit.· I was looking for a place to park the car.place for · This would be a great place for a party!right/wrong place · Are you sure this is the right place? I don't see Emma.
a place in which someone lives, something happens, or something is built - used especially in business, advertising, or in official contexts: · a new hotel in an attractive location· The time, date, and location of the conference have not yet been announced.· Authorities say they have pinpointed the location of the sunken ship.
a place, especially a pleasant place, where you spend time or live: · We camped in a pleasant, shady spot beside the river.· There are bike trails to the highest spot on the island, which has magnificent views of San Francisco.· Put some of the hardier plants outdoors in a protected spot.spot for: · It looked like a perfect spot for a picnic.holiday spotBritish /vacation spot American: · Las Vegas has a growing reputation as an entertainment and vacation spot.
a place where something such as a building exists now, is going to exist in the future, or where something existed in the past: · an important archaeological site· The town has purchased a site on Villa Avenue for the new library.site of: · A home for the elderly will be built on the site of the old hospital.building site British /construction site American (=place where a new building is being built): · Green fences were put up around the construction site.
a place for an arranged event or meeting, for example a sports or musical event: · The concert's still on Saturday but the venue has been changed.venue for: · The restaurant is one of the few venues for jazz music in the area.· Ministers have not yet agreed on a venue for the next Conference on European Security.
the place or area where someone or something is, especially when this is unknown or is being kept secret: somebody's whereabouts: · The police received an anonymous tip about the suspect's whereabouts.· Despite numerous searches and enquiries, her whereabouts are still unknown.whereabouts of: · The police have appealed for information concerning the whereabouts of the stolen car used in the robbery.· They tried to torture him into revealing the whereabouts of the $90 million, but he didn't know anything.
WORD SETSadobe, nounasphalt, nounbatten, nounbeam, nounblueprint, nounboard, nounboom, nounbreeze-block, nounbrick, nounbricklayer, nounbrickwork, nounbucket, nounbuilder, nounbuilding contractor, nounbuilding site, nounbulldoze, verbbulldozer, nounbuttress, nouncaisson, nouncantilever, nouncastellated, adjectivecavity wall, nouncement, nouncement, verbconcrete, adjectiveconcrete, nounconcrete, verbconduit, nounconstruct, verbcrane, nouncrosspiece, noundaub, noundigger, noundowel, noundrain, noundrainage, noundraughtsman, noundry-stone wall, noundry wall, nounduckboards, noundustsheet, nounembankment, nounerect, verberection, nounfence, verbfencing, nounfiberboard, nounfibreboard, nounfloor plan, nounfoundation, noungantry, noungatepost, noungirder, noungreenfield site, nounhalf-timbered, adjectivehard hat, nounhod, nounhousing association, nounhousing project, nounjackhammer, nounjib, nounjoist, nounkeystone, nounlath, nounleading, nounmansard, nounmortar, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpebbledash, nounpier, nounpile driver, nounplank, nounplanking, nounplaster, nounplaster, verbplasterboard, nounplasterer, nounplate glass, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounprime, verbprimer, nounproperty developer, nounputty, nounquantity surveyor, nounrebuild, verbreconstruct, verbreconstruction, nounrefurbish, verbreinforced concrete, nounrendering, nounrenovate, verbrevetment, nounroof, nounroof, verbroofing, nounrooftop, nounrubble, nounsand, verbsandstone, nounsaw, verbscaffold, nounscaffolding, nounshovel, nounsite, nounskip, nounslab, nounslate, nounspan, verbstarter home, nounsteam shovel, nounstilt, nounstucco, nounsurface, verbsuspension bridge, nounthatch, nounthatched, adjectivetile, nountile, verbtiling, nountimber, nountopcoat, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meanings 1, 2 & 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + site
an archaeological site
· Archaeological sites are often discovered by accident.
· There are numerous historic sites to visit.
· The organization maintains and restores ancient sites, castles, monuments etc.
(=a place that is important in a religion)· Ayers Rock is the most sacred site of the Aborigines.
· A Bronze Age burial site has been discovered.
(=where a plane etc crashed)· Wreckage was seen 200 metres away from the crash site.
(=where a bomb has exploded)· the bomb sites of war-torn London
· He has worked on various building sites.
British English (=a piece of land that has never been built on)· We want to shift the balance of housing development from greenfield to brownfield sites.
British English (=a piece of land that has been built on before)· The majority of the houses will be built on brownfield sites.
· First they had to look for a camp site.
British English:· A well-run caravan site near the river brings holidaymakers into the village.
(=where rubbish is buried)· Recycling reduces the volume of waste which goes into landfill sites.
(=where factories are)· The area is to be redeveloped as an industrial site.
· There were photos of a missile site under construction.
· Normally the male swan won’t let other swans near his nesting site.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an archaeological site (=area of land where people can park their caravans)
(=an area where something is being built)· Safety is very important on a construction site.
(=place where a crash happens)· The authorities closed off a five-mile area around the crash site.
(=place to put waste and rubbish)· The waste was sent by rail to a disposal site in Utah.
(=the place where a grave is)· The president visited the grave sites of 12 youths killed in recent bombings.
(=a special area with tables where people can have picnics)· There is a picnic area next to the car park.
(=a place where something can be tested)· A nuclear device was detonated at the Trinity test site in New Mexico, on July 16, 1945.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Many reasons were given, from Health and Safety Regulations, destroying the environment, to trespassing on to archaeological sites.· Edgewater and Oak Hill have ordinances to protect possible archaeological sites from souvenir hunters.· Drawings and paintings are mainly used to portray an archaeological site at a particular point in time.· The slopes of Four Peaks are scattered with archaeological sites, but none is considered major.· One branch of agriculture is particularly destructive of archaeological sites: forestry.· It is believed to be the first time a developer has urged the Government to schedule an archaeological site.· Discovery of archaeological sites should be dealt with in much the same way.
NOUN· This seems to them more like a building site than a City office.· On farms, building sites, in factories and hospitals there are dangers to be understood and avoided.· All over the city are huge building sites where the sun pours into vast craters.· The defendant employer was in breach of statutory duty in removing safety belts from a building site.· But employment in the building trade is notoriously irregular, and such artisans alternate self-employment with wage-paid work on the building sites.· Most building sites pay ghost gangs, to get protection.· He had, meantime, managed to get himself a job on a building site.· As part of his job he is required to visit building sites.
· The quarries on the skyline are now used as caravan sites.· The owners have built a gift shop and a tastefully laid out caravan site on the actual station area.· Sand-le-Mere now gives its name to a large caravan site which is nearby.· Turn left through the caravan site to stile leading to abandoned railway track, on which turn right.· This route is often used by visitors to the caravan site at Six Arches.· Guns at dawn: Police raid caravan site after post office robbery.· He was Dad's kid brother and he lived outside Hull on a caravan site.· She ran a caravan site and rented out grazing and stables at the lowest rate in the neighbourhood - naturally!
· The opening of a nuclear construction site is a major event in the economic and social life of a region.· Also, construction sites, mines, farms and landfills will be required to boost their efforts to reduce dust.· Some guides use their climbing and rope skills to work on oil rigs or construction sites.· The men worked hard in the stockyards, nearby factories, breweries, and construction sites.· All 110 Bryant construction sites had been visited, he said.· I know that, as a teenager, he was caught stealing copper pipe from a construction site and put in jail.· Wando is a baker by trade, but is working on construction sites.· Moreover, the company establishes mobile child-care units to assist workers in its construction sites.
· In many ways the Settlement movement of the 1880s and 1890s provided test sites for these initiatives.· As a favor, the masons at the test site had said they would do the caulking of the mockup.· Sailing to within a few miles of the test site, he successfully delayed the detonation.· And much of the liquid used to simulate nerve gas at the test site was contained by the wooden crates.· Emissions are measured on an open area test site which is free of objects which might reflect emitted signals.· Different versions of the individually labeled tests are given at different test sites.· Ideally, an open area test site should be situated in a position with low levels of ambient radio activity.· The firm claims its sold 390 licences since March and has another 250 in test sites.
· So, step one is to sit down and ask yourself what return you expect from a Web site.· Cohen said she subsidizes the cost of the newspaper with money she makes writing for Web sites and trade publications.· The design of the Web site is what your user will see first, and what will define their experience.· The next time you visit a Shockwave-equipped web site, the animation will begin playing automatically.· And I have recently started using my web site for posting brief responses to papers that discuss my work.· A visit to the Punxsutawney Phil Web site provides answers to these questions, and much more.· Hi-Verify also enables you to batch verify your pages so you can edit your whole Web site in one go.· A group of cartoonists got fed up when the Web site where they were posting their work PigPanda.com -- kept going down.
VERB· It will cost a hundred and forty million pounds and be built on a green-field site.· The Murrah building site is now leveled and planted with grass.· You say you have looked high and low for new building sites but let me tell you there are some.· She might inspect a building as a possible site for a new house.· Where possible we use derelict land first - for instance this estate here was built on the site of a factory.· You might have no interest in building a fancy themed site or even learning anything about creating Web pages.· He took me from the station to one of the new building sites at Ruchill.· Both were built at its Winfrith site in Dorset.
· Many will also help you find the site and get planning permission.· I found the site but only the snails were visible in the sandy dunes at the edge of the golf course.· We will need to use all the clues at hand if we are to find the site in our allotted two dives.· But many authorities have either not been able to find suitable sites or have not complied with the ruling.· Now our first effort to find the site with Alvin is less than twenty-four hours away.· You will find the sites and you will discover the right ways to approach them as well.· Prints from his shoes were found at the site of the murders.
· They are visiting 6 sites, including Bishop's Castle, on their itinerary.· Inspectors visit the work site before the foundation is poured to inspect the soil condition and positioning and depth of the footings.· Some of them have been visiting inappropriate Web sites, as was evidenced by the History folder.· They can track how often you visit their site and what features you like best.· Make the experience of those visiting your site a pleasant one.· Academy teachers visit the work sites once a week.· The inspector will also visit the site.· The president will also visit the grave sites of 12 youths killed in recent bombings.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1a place where something important or interesting happened: - An engineer will be on site to supervise the construction.
an archaeological sitesite of The house is built on the site of a medieval prison. the site of the air crash► see thesaurus at place2an area of ground where something is being built or will be builtsite of/for the site of a proposed missile base a site for a new airportbuilding/construction site He managed to get himself a job on a building site.3a place that is used for a particular purpose: a camping sitesite of/for a nesting site for birds4a website5on site at the place where people work, study, or stay: There’s a bar, restaurant, and gym on site.COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1, 2 & 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sitean archaeological site· Archaeological sites are often discovered by accident.a historic site· There are numerous historic sites to visit.an ancient site· The organization maintains and restores ancient sites, castles, monuments etc.a sacred site (=a place that is important in a religion)· Ayers Rock is the most sacred site of the Aborigines.a burial site· A Bronze Age burial site has been discovered.the crash site (=where a plane etc crashed)· Wreckage was seen 200 metres away from the crash site.a bomb site (=where a bomb has exploded)· the bomb sites of war-torn Londona building/construction site· He has worked on various building sites.a greenfield site British English (=a piece of land that has never been built on)· We want to shift the balance of housing development from greenfield to brownfield sites.a brownfield site British English (=a piece of land that has been built on before)· The majority of the houses will be built on brownfield sites.a camp/camping site· First they had to look for a camp site.a caravan site British English:· A well-run caravan site near the river brings holidaymakers into the village.a landfill site (=where rubbish is buried)· Recycling reduces the volume of waste which goes into landfill sites.an industrial site (=where factories are)· The area is to be redeveloped as an industrial site.a missile site· There were photos of a missile site under construction.a nesting site· Normally the male swan won’t let other swans near his nesting site.site1 nounsite2 verb
sitesite2 ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
site
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | site |
| he, she, it | sites | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sited |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sited |
| he, she, it | has sited | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sited |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will site |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sited |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am siting |
| he, she, it | is siting | |
| you, we, they | are siting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was siting |
| you, we, they | were siting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been siting |
| he, she, it | has been siting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been siting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be siting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been siting |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Do check on wind direction when siting your barbecue.
- First, the space available for siting the greenhouse.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an archaeological site
to place or build something in a particular placebe sited in/on/at/near etc something an archaeological site (=area of land where people can park their caravans)
(=an area where something is being built)· Safety is very important on a construction site.
(=place where a crash happens)· The authorities closed off a five-mile area around the crash site.
(=place to put waste and rubbish)· The waste was sent by rail to a disposal site in Utah.
(=the place where a grave is)· The president visited the grave sites of 12 youths killed in recent bombings.
(=a special area with tables where people can have picnics)· There is a picnic area next to the car park.
(=a place where something can be tested)· A nuclear device was detonated at the Trinity test site in New Mexico, on July 16, 1945.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· The supplementary motor area is the only site where animal and human vocalization can be closely related.
Some of this new housing has been sited in inner city areas.GRAMMAR Site is usually passive.