American English pronunciation
How to pronounce sites
IPA transcription: ['saɪts]
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Noun
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the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
“a good site for the school”
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physical position in relation to the surroundings
“the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides”
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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
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be seated
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sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
“She never sat a horse!”
“Did you ever ride a camel?”
“The girl liked to drive the young mare”
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take a seat
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be around, often idly or without specific purpose
“The object sat in the corner”
“We sat around chatting for another hour”
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show to a seat; assign a seat for
“The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith”
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assign a location to
“The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles”
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be in session
“When does the court of law sit?”
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assume a posture as for artistic purposes
“We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”
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be located or situated somewhere
“The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue”
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work or act as a baby-sitter
“I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do”
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serve in a specific professional capacity
“the priest sat for confession”
“she sat on the jury”
Usage examples
- The main tourist sites are the villages of Tossens, Burhave and Eckwarden.
- CpG sites are subject to methylation on their cytosine.
- The local community organized against the proposal, offering alternate sites for the ball fields.
- It is one of several Mesoamerican sites with both Olmec and Maya features.
- The larvae are thus somewhere between predators and parasites.
- These sites are freely permeable to water.
- Safran Landing Systems has operational sites across the globe.
- Accommodation can be booked all along the route at hotels, guest houses or campsites.
- The council is now seeking alternative sites.
- Many important archaeological sites occur near Marana.