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Improve Your Use Of English (1) by BYCTV(m): 1:12pm On Jan 15, 2020
KNOW THE DIFFERENCES!

�Site/Cite/Sight


SITE can be used as a noun and as [/i]a verb[/i].

Site As a Noun can mean:

⏩ the piece of land on which something is located or is to be located e g.
That street is a good site for the school

[center][synonym: land site][/center]

⏩ a physical position in relation to the surroundings;e.g.
The sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides
[centre]Synonym: situation[/centre]

⏩ a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; e.g.
The company's web site was damaged by hostile hackers.

[centre] synonym: internet site[/centre]


Site as a Verb

�� to assign a location to somebody or a group of people; e.g.
The company sited some of their agents in Los Angeles.
[centre]Synonym: locate, place[/centre]


CITE can only be used as a verb to mean:

✅ to make reference to; e.g.
His name was cited in connection with the invention

[centre]Synonym: mention, advertise, bring up, name, refer[/centre]

✅ to commend; e.g
He was cited for his outstanding achievements
[centre]Synonym: mention[/centre]

✅ to refer; e.g.
He cited/referenced his colleague's work
[centre]Synonym: make reference to[/centre]

✅ to repeat a passage from; e.g.
He cited the Bible to her
[centre]synonym: quote[/centre]

✅ to refer to for illustration or proof; e.g.
He said he could cite several instances of this behaviour
[centre]synonym: quote[/centre]

✅ to call in an official matter, such as to attend court.
[centre]synonym: _summon(s)[/centre]


*SIGHT* is a noun word with differs meanings. I will only give the ones that are general about the word here.

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