site
noun
Simple meaning
A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation.
Pronunciation
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sytIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsaɪt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation
The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position
Internet
A website.
The posture or position of a thing.
A part of the body which has been operated on.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation
Used this way, site is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use site
- “The Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers.”noun
- “A good site for the school.”noun
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise.
Workplace that is the site of a drill hole.
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