Site vs Cite vs Sight in Bhabhi Ji ghar pe hain style

Site vs Cite vs Sight

Site refers to the local position or situation, Sight relates to view, scene or vision and Cite means to quote or to mention.

Site

The noun site means a place or location whether physical (a building, a mall) or electronic (a website).

There are many variations of the word "site" that usually involve adding a prefix to the word, i.e., website, jobsite, worksite, campsite.

"This is the site for the new college building."

"There are three landfill sites pending is this locality."

"The death also was reported on the singer's web site."

As a verb, 'to site' means to position in a place (e.g., I will site the slide near the swings.)

"They sited the factory near the water."

"City Council has sited this area as residential."

Sight

Sight can be used a noun and a verb with a number of different meanings, including the ability to see, something worth seeing, a device to aid the eye, to perceive with the eyes, to aim, among others. For example,

"I cannot imagine life without my sight." (Noun)

"I want to see all the sights in New York City." (Noun)

"This gun has only iron sights." (Noun)

"After two months at sea, we finally sighted land." (Verb)

"I sighted along the barrel of the gun and shot the target." (Verb)

"The new born foal was an emotional sight for all." (Noun)

"After the surgery, her eye&ndashsight is perfect." (Noun)

Several popular phrases and idioms use the word "sight" in them. For example,

• To set one's sights on

• Out of sight, out of mind

• A sight for sore eyes

Cite

Cite is the short form for citation. The verb ‘to cite’ means to quote, to refer to, to summon to appear before a court of law or simply to mention.

"She cited many examples from history to prove her point."

"The young inspector was cited for his outstanding achievements."

Tricks to Remember

First, if you can remember that "cite" is short for "citation", you can keep it separated from the other two. A citation is something that appears in a research paper or book.

Next, to remember “site” all you need to do is think about a "website." A website is a location that you go and visit on the Internet.

Finally, you can remember the meaning of "sight" by thinking of the word "light." You need light in order to have sight.

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