Site — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

physical position in relation to the surroundings

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaɪt/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈaɪt/.

Examples

a good site for the school
the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides
the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

web site land site locate place website internet site situation

Parts of Speech

noun	the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located) “a good site for the school”
noun	physical position in relation to the surroundings “the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides”
noun	a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web “the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers”
verb	assign a location to “The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles”

Word Forms

site	verb	assign a location to
situate	verb	determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
location	noun	the act of putting something in a certain place
place	noun	a job in an organization
placement	noun	the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
site	noun	the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Website

das Grundstück, auf dem sich etwas befindet (oder befinden soll)

🇪🇸Spanish

sitio

el terreno en el que algo está ubicado (o se va a ubicar)

🇮🇹Italian

sito

il pezzo di terreno su cui si trova (o si troverà) qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

plaats

het stuk grond waarop iets zich bevindt (of zal bevinden)

🇷🇺Russian

сайт

участок земли, на котором что-либо расположено (или должно быть расположено)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साइट

भूमि का वह टुकड़ा जिस पर कुछ स्थित है (या स्थित होना है)

🇧🇩Bengali

সাইট

জমির টুকরো যেখানে কিছু অবস্থিত (বা অবস্থিত হবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

தளம்

ஏதாவது அமைந்துள்ள நிலத்தின் துண்டு (அல்லது அமைந்திருக்க வேண்டும்)

🇮🇳Telugu

సైట్

ఏదైనా ఉన్న భూమి (లేదా ఉన్న స్థలం)

🇮🇳Marathi

साइट

जमिनीचा तुकडा ज्यावर काहीतरी स्थित आहे (किंवा स्थित आहे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાઇટ

જમીનનો ટુકડો કે જેના પર કંઈક સ્થિત છે (અથવા સ્થિત થવાનું છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೈಟ್

ಏನಾದರೂ ಇರುವ (ಅಥವಾ ನೆಲೆಗೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಾದ) ಭೂಮಿಯ ತುಂಡು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൈറ്റ്

എന്തെങ്കിലും സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്ന (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യേണ്ട) ഭൂമിയുടെ ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਈਟ

ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦਾ ਟੁਕੜਾ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ (ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੋਣਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سائٹ

زمین کا وہ ٹکڑا جس پر کوئی چیز واقع ہے (یا واقع ہونا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

地点

某物位于（或将位于）的一块土地

🇯🇵Japanese

サイト

何かが位置する（または位置する予定の）土地の一部

🇰🇷Korean

대지

무언가가 위치한(또는 위치할) 토지의 조각

🇻🇳Vietnamese

địa điểm

mảnh đất nơi một cái gì đó nằm (hoặc sẽ được đặt)

🇹🇭Thai

เว็บไซต์

ผืนดินที่มีบางสิ่งตั้งอยู่ (หรือจะตั้งอยู่)

🇮🇩Indonesian

lokasi

sebidang tanah di mana sesuatu berada (atau akan ditempatkan)

🇲🇾Malay

tapak

sebidang tanah di mana sesuatu terletak (atau akan ditempatkan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موقع

قطعة الأرض التي يقع عليها شيء ما (أو سيتم تحديد موقعها)

🇮🇷Persian

سایت

قطعه زمینی که چیزی در آن قرار دارد (یا قرار است قرار گیرد)

🇹🇷Turkish

alan

bir şeyin bulunduğu (veya bulunacağı) arazi parçası

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲתַר

פיסת האדמה שעליה נמצא משהו (או אמור להיות ממוקם)

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'site'?

The primary meaning of 'site' is 'the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'site' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'site' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'site' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'site' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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