site
Collocations
48(noun.) 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 property developer purchased a large site near the railway station for the new shopping center.
clear, prepare
The construction company prepared the site before building the new shopping center.
build (sth) on, develop
occupy
The old factory occupied the site for nearly fifty years before it was demolished.
stand near/on
The new hospital stands near the site where the old medical center once operated.
SITE + VERB
belong to sb
PREP
at a/the ~
The workers discovered ancient pottery at the archaeological site near the village.
in a/the ~
Our new office building is in a convenient site near the train station.
on (a/the) ~
Workers discovered ancient pottery while digging on the archaeological site.
(noun.) 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
Archaeologists discovered pottery fragments at the burial site near the old church.
landing, launch | camp (also campsite), camping, caravan, picnic | breeding, nest/nesting
VERB + SITE
visit
Thousands of tourists visit the archaeological site in Peru every year.
disturb, remove sth from, steal sth from
Thieves removed valuable artifacts from the museum site last night.
(noun.) on the Internet
ADJ
Internet, web (also website), WWW
free
I found a free site where you can download grammar exercises for your students.
official
The official site for registering your child in school opens next Monday morning.
chat, home | browse/browsing, search, surf/surfing | destination
VERB + SITE
access, browse, search for, visit | build, create, design, set up | host, own
PREP
at ~
Workers discovered ancient pottery fragments at the archaeological site last summer.
in ~
You can find the job listings in our company site.
~ about
I found several useful websites about cooking healthy meals for my family.
~ for
The beach is an ideal site for our summer picnic next weekend.
~ on
There are many useful websites on learning English grammar.
(verb.)
ADV
carefully, strategically
The new playground was carefully sited near the school entrance for easy access.
conveniently | discreetly
attractively, beautifully
The new school building is attractively sited on a hill overlooking the town.
badly