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- [sahyt]
- /saɪt/
- /saɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahyt]
- /saɪt/
Definitions of sites word
- noun sites the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment: the site of our summer cabin. 1
- noun sites 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 sites Computers. website. 1
- verb with object sites to place in or provide with a site; locate. 1
- verb with object sites to put in position for operation, as artillery: to site a cannon. 1
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Origin of sites
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 Sites
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sites 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".
sites usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sites
noun sites
- bases — Bases is the plural of base.
- campgrounds — Plural form of campground.
- camps — Plural form of camp.
- campsites — Plural form of campsite.
- campuses — the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.