Cite, site and sight. Careful, these are all pronounced the same. Cite 1. To quote as an authority or example. 2. To mention or bring forward as support, illustration, or proof: cited several instances of insubordinate behaviour. 3.a. To commend officially for meritorious action in military service. 3.b. To honour formally. 4. To summon before a court of law. Site noun 1. The position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment: the site of our summer cabin. 2. The area or exact plot of ground on which anything is, has been, or is to be located: the site of ancient Troy. 3. Computers. Web site. verb (used with object) 4. To place in or provide with a site; locate. 5. To put in position for operation, as artillery: to site a cannon. Sight noun 1. The power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision. 2. An act, fact, or instance of seeing. 3. Ones range of vision on some specific occasion: Land is in sight. 4. A view; glimpse. 5. Mental perception or regard; judgment. Relevant Questions What Is Sight? How To Sight In A Rifle Scope How Does Sight Work? What Is Love At First Sight? verb (used with object) 13. To see, glimpse, notice, or observe: to sight a ship to the north. 14. To take a sight or observation of (a stake, coastline, etc.), especially with surveying or navigating instruments. 15. To direct or aim by a sight or sights, as a firearm. 16. To provide with sights or adjust the sights of, as a gun. verb (used without object) 17. To aim or observe through a sight. 18. To look carefully in a certain direction.
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