site

US: /ˈsaɪt/
UK: /sˈa‍ɪt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


site /sait/
  • danh từ
    • nơi, chỗ, vị trí
      • a good site for a picnic: một nơi đi chơi cắm trại tốt
    • đất xây dựng
      • construction site: công trường
      • building site: đất để cất nhà
  • ngoại động từ
    • đặt, để, định vị trí
      • well sited school: trường xây ở chỗ tốt

Advanced English dictionary


noun, verb
+ noun
1 a place where a building, town, etc. was, is or will be situated: the site of a sixteenth century abbey + to work on a building / construction site + A site has been chosen for the new school. + All the materials are on site so that work can start immediately.
2 a place where sth has happened or that is used for sth: the site of the battle + an archaeological site + a camping / caravan site
3 (computing) a place on the Internet where a company, an organization, a university, etc. puts information: a web site
+ verb [VN +adv./prep.] [often passive] to build or place sth in a particular position: There was a meeting to discuss the siting of the new school. + The castle is magnificently sited high up on a cliff.

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 location, place, plot, plat, spot, locale, area, milieu, neighbourhood, locality, purlieus, placement, position; situation, orientation:
A site near that of ancient Pergamum has been acquired for the building. The site alongside the river has much to recommend it.
v.
2 locate, position, place, put, situate, install or instal:
The building has been sited to take maximum advantage of the sun.

Collocation dictionary


1 piece of land where a building was/is/will be

ADJ.

good, prime | designated, possible, potential, proposed, suitable | building, construction, development | demolition | manufacturing, industrial | factory, hospital, school, etc. | greenfield, protected | 5-acre, 20-acre, etc.

VERB + SITE

choose, find, identify, locate, look for | acquire, buy, purchase
The local council has recently acquired the site.
| clear, prepare
The site is being cleared for development.
| build (sth) on, develop | occupy
The site is presently occupied by offices.
| stand near/on
The school stands on the site of an ancient settlement.

SITE + VERB

belong to sb

PREP.

at a/the ~
The factory will be built at a site to the north of the city.
| in a/the ~
The hotel is in a prime site overlooking the sea.
| on (a/the) ~
Hard hats must be worn on site. He was injured on a building site.

2 place where sth happened or that is used for sth

ADJ.

ancient, archaeological, historic/historical | important | sacred | accident, bomb, crash | dump, landfill, (waste) disposal | burial
Many of these ancient burial sites were destroyed in the last century.
| landing, launch | camp
(also
campsite
),
camping, caravan, picnic | breeding, nest/nesting

VERB + SITE

visit
The president is to visit the crash site later today.
| disturb, remove sth from, steal sth from
penalties for disturbing archaeological sites

3 on the Internet

ADJ.

Internet, web
(also
website
),
WWW | free
a free site devoted to tropical fish
| official
the official website of the New York Yankees
| chat, home | browse/browsing, search, surf/surfing | destination

VERB + SITE

access, browse, search for, visit | build, create, design, set up | host, own

PREP.

at ~
At this site you'll find all the latest news and gossip.
| in ~
Check out the links in our home site.
| ~ about
sites about Japan
| ~ for
the most popular sites for children
| ~ on
I'm searching for sites on aromatherapy. > Special page at COMPUTER


Concise English dictionary


sites|sited|sitingsaɪt
noun
+the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
+physical position in relation to the surroundings
+a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web
verb
+assign a location to