{
    "term": "site",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a place where a building, town, etc. was, is or will be located",
            "sensetop": "on a siteon siteat a site",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the site of a sixteenth-century abbey"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government has announced the proposed site for the airport."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A site has been chosen for the new school."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nothing can be built on this site.",
                    "contextForm": "on a site"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All the materials are on site so that work can start immediately.",
                    "contextForm": "on site"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The factory will be built at a site to the north of the city.",
                    "contextForm": "at a site"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The inspector may need to make a **site visit**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A local company has recently acquired the site."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hard hats must be worn on site."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The council has earmarked the site for possible redevelopment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hotel is in a prime site overlooking the sea."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school stands on the site of an ancient settlement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The site is being cleared for development."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The site is designated for housing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The site is presently occupied by offices."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Buildings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["good", "prime", "designated"],
                "verb + site": ["allocate", "choose", "designate"],
                "site + verb": ["belong to somebody"],
                "site + noun": ["manager", "supervisor", "owner"],
                "preposition": ["at a/​the site", "in a/​the site", "on (a/​the) site"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a place where something has happened",
            "sensetop": "at the site of something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the site of the battle"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an archaeological site"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president is to **visit the** crash **site** later today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an extremely sensitive site of national importance"
                },
                {
                    "text": "People laid flowers at the site of the accident.",
                    "contextForm": "at the site of something"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["ancient", "archaeological", "historic"],
                "verb + site": ["visit", "disturb", "remove something from"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a place that is used for a particular activity",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a caravan site"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Gozo has some of the best dive sites in the Mediterranean."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a waste-disposal site on the edge of town"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the test site for the atom bomb"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They say it's an ancient burial site."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a place connected to the internet, where a company or an organization, or an individual person, puts information",
            "sensetop": "on a site",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "online dating sites"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Here are some **links to** other useful **sites**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "For more information, **visit the** festival's official **site**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have to register to gain access to the site."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She regularly posts music reviews on an online music site.",
                    "contextForm": "on a site"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A site map lists and links to all pages on your website."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At this site you'll find all the latest news and gossip."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Harvard Law has a very useful and informative site."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He saw the image on a racist hate site."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have bookmarked your site for future reading."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm searching for sites on aromatherapy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Search engines rank sites through a variety of methods."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government tries to block foreign sites deemed subversive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The official site is updated on a regular basis."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a music download site"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a site devoted to health issues"
                },
                {
                    "text": "major news sites"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["Internet", "online", "Web"],
                "verb + site": ["access", "check", "check out"],
                "site + verb": [
                    "be dedicated to something",
                    "be devoted to something",
                    "contain something"
                ],
                "site + noun": ["map", "design", "content"],
                "preposition": ["at a/​the site", "in a/​the site", "on a/​the site"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪt/",
                "audio": "ci/site/cite__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/saɪt/",
                "audio": "si/site/site__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as a noun): from Anglo-Norman French, or from Latin situs ‘local position’. The verb dates from the late 16th cent."
}