Collocations for site - noun
1. piece of land where a building was/is/will be
ADJECTIVE
good,
prime
(esp. BrE)
houses built on prime sites with stunning views
houses built on prime sites with stunning views
designated,
possible,
potential,
proposed,
suitable
some potential sites for the new business
some potential sites for the new business
building (esp. BrE),
construction (esp. AmE),
development
(esp. BrE)
demolition
derelict (BrE)
industrial, manufacturing
commercial
factory, hospital, school, etc. (esp. BrE)
protected
brownfield, greenfield (both BrE)
5-acre, 20-hectare, etc.
demolition
derelict (BrE)
industrial, manufacturing
commercial
factory, hospital, school, etc. (esp. BrE)
protected
brownfield, greenfield (both BrE)
5-acre, 20-hectare, etc.
VERB + site
allocate (BrE),
choose,
designate,
earmark (BrE),
select
The site is designated for housing.
The council has earmarked the site for possible redevelopment.
The site is designated for housing.
The council has earmarked the site for possible redevelopment.
find,
identify,
locate,
look for
acquire (esp. BrE), buy, purchase
A local company has recently acquired the site.
acquire (esp. BrE), buy, purchase
A local company has recently acquired the site.
lease
(esp. BrE)
The site was leased from another company.
The supermarket chain agreed to lease the site to a non-food retailer.
The site was leased from another company.
The supermarket chain agreed to lease the site to a non-food retailer.
inspect
clear, prepare
The site is being cleared for development.
clear, prepare
The site is being cleared for development.
build on,
develop
Nothing can be built on this site.
Nothing can be built on this site.
occupy
The site is presently occupied by offices.
The site is presently occupied by offices.
stand on
The school stands on the site of an ancient settlement.
The school stands on the site of an ancient settlement.
PREPOSITION
at a/the site
The factory will be built at a site to the north of the city.
The factory will be built at a site to the north of the city.
in a/the site
The hotel is in a prime site overlooking the sea.
The hotel is in a prime site overlooking the sea.
on (a/the) site
Hard hats must be worn on site.
He was injured on a construction site.
Hard hats must be worn on site.
He was injured on a construction site.
2. place where sth happened or that is used for sth
ADJECTIVE
ancient,
archaeological,
historic,
historical,
prehistoric
important
holy, sacred
sensitive
an extremely sensitive site of national importance
important
holy, sacred
sensitive
an extremely sensitive site of national importance
remote
accident, bomb, crash, disaster
civic-amenity (BrE), dump, landfill (BrE), waste-disposal
The new civic-amenity sites will allow the recycling of 600 tons of material every year.
a waste-disposal site on the edge of town
accident, bomb, crash, disaster
civic-amenity (BrE), dump, landfill (BrE), waste-disposal
The new civic-amenity sites will allow the recycling of 600 tons of material every year.
a waste-disposal site on the edge of town
training
burial, grave
Many of these ancient burial sites were destroyed in the last century.
burial, grave
Many of these ancient burial sites were destroyed in the last century.
excavation
landing, launch
test
the test site for the atom bomb
landing, launch
test
the test site for the atom bomb
camp (usually campsite),
camping,
caravan
(all BrE)
picnic (esp. BrE)
allotment (BrE)
dive, wreck
Gozo has some of the best dive sites in the Mediterranean.
picnic (esp. BrE)
allotment (BrE)
dive, wreck
Gozo has some of the best dive sites in the Mediterranean.
breeding,
nest,
nesting
park-and-ride (BrE)
The park-and-ride site has been designed to reduce traffic congestion in central Manchester.
park-and-ride (BrE)
The park-and-ride site has been designed to reduce traffic congestion in central Manchester.
VERB + site
visit
The president is to visit the crash site later today.
The president is to visit the crash site later today.
disturb,
remove sth from,
steal sth from
penalties for disturbing ancient sites
penalties for disturbing ancient sites
excavate
3. on the Internet
→ See also website
ADJECTIVE
Internet,
online,
Web (usually website),
WWW
online dating sites
online dating sites
official
the official website of the New York Yankees
the official website of the New York Yankees
personal
I am redesigning my personal site this month.
I am redesigning my personal site this month.
free
a free site devoted to tropical fish
a free site devoted to tropical fish
home
major
major news sites
major
major news sites
favourite/favorite
informative, useful
Harvard Law has a very useful and informative site.
informative, useful
Harvard Law has a very useful and informative site.
interactive
portal, search
one of the major search sites
portal, search
one of the major search sites
content
entertainment content sites
entertainment content sites
download
a music download site
a music download site
business,
commercial,
corporate,
e-commerce
government
auction, gambling, gaming, media, music, news, newspaper, review, shopping, travel
online music review sites
government
auction, gambling, gaming, media, music, news, newspaper, review, shopping, travel
online music review sites
blog,
chat,
community,
dating,
social-networking
adult, porn (informal), pornographic
fan
a Harry Potter fan site
adult, porn (informal), pornographic
fan
a Harry Potter fan site
hate
He saw the photo on a right-wing hate site.
He saw the photo on a right-wing hate site.
destination
linked
mirror
sister
You can go to ePay Music, a music-specific sister site to ePay.
linked
mirror
sister
You can go to ePay Music, a music-specific sister site to ePay.
password-protected
Users log onto a password-protected Internet site.
Users log onto a password-protected Internet site.
VERB + site
access,
check,
check out (informal),
view,
visit
browse, navigate, search, surf
Their site is easy to navigate.
browse, navigate, search, surf
Their site is easy to navigate.
search for
crawl
The search engine crawls the site for relevant keywords.
crawl
The search engine crawls the site for relevant keywords.
find,
identify
build, create, design, develop, set up
maintain, operate, run
update
The official site is updated on a regular basis.
build, create, design, develop, set up
maintain, operate, run
update
The official site is updated on a regular basis.
redesign
host, own
bookmark
I have bookmarked your site for future reading.
host, own
bookmark
I have bookmarked your site for future reading.
rank
Search engines rank sites through a variety of methods.
Search engines rank sites through a variety of methods.
block
The government tries to block foreign sites deemed subversive.
The government tries to block foreign sites deemed subversive.
promote
site + VERB
be dedicated to sth,
be devoted to sth
a site devoted to health issues
a site devoted to health issues
contain sth,
feature sth,
include sth
The site contains information on local services.
The site contains information on local services.
offer sth
The site offers used equipment for sale.
The site offers used equipment for sale.
link to sth
the number of sites that link to your website
the number of sites that link to your website
site + NOUN
map
A site map lists and links to all pages on your website.
A site map lists and links to all pages on your website.
design
content
link
search
administrator, owner
visitor
designer
content
link
search
administrator, owner
visitor
designer
PREPOSITION
at a/the site
At this site you'll find all the latest news and gossip.
At this site you'll find all the latest news and gossip.
in a/the site
Check out the links in our home site.
Check out the links in our home site.
on a/the site
The software sells on the site for $29.95.
The software sells on the site for $29.95.
site about
sites about Japan
sites about Japan
site for
the most popular sites for children
the most popular sites for children
site on
I'm searching for sites on aromatherapy.
I'm searching for sites on aromatherapy.