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- [sahyt]
- /saɪt/
- /saɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahyt]
- /saɪt/
Definitions of site word
- noun site the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment: the site of our summer cabin. 1
- noun site the area or exact plot of ground on which anything is, has been, or is to be located: the site of ancient Troy. 1
- noun site Computers. website. 1
- verb with object site to place in or provide with a site; locate. 1
- verb with object site to put in position for operation, as artillery: to site a cannon. 1
- noun site location with a purpose 1
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Origin of site
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin situs position, arrangement, site (presumably orig. “leaving, setting down”), equivalent to si-, variant stem of sinere to leave, allow to be + -tus suffix of v. action
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Parts of speech for Site
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
site popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
site usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for site
noun site
- ballgame — any game played with a ball
- biosphere — The biosphere is the part of the earth's surface and atmosphere where there are living things.
- bivouac — A bivouac is a temporary camp made by soldiers or mountain climbers.
- blog — a journal or diary written for public viewing on a website and consisting typically of personal reflections, commentary on current events, etc. arranged chronologically
- campground — A campground is the same as a campsite.
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