on the site

Meanings

1. 1phrasefixed phrase

   present at a particular place where an activity or work is happening, rather than somewhere else

   Grammar: Used after a verb such as be, work, or stay: 'The engineers are on the site.' It often follows a noun: 'the workers on the site'.

   Patterns

   • be on the site
   • work on the site
   • the people on the site

   The manager is on the site all morning, checking the new building.

   All the equipment on the site must be kept clean and safe.

   She stayed on the site until the last truck had left.

2. 2phrasefixed phrase

   available or appearing on a particular website

   Grammar: Common with verbs like be, appear, post, or find: 'The photos are on the site.' It is not used for physical places in this sense.

   Patterns

   • be on the site
   • post something on the site
   • find something on the site

   You can read the full report on the site.

   The video was on the site for only two days.

   I found the tickets on the site after a long search.

Common combinations

be on the site

The supervisor will be on the site from eight o'clock.

work on the site

He works on the site as a crane operator.

post something on the site

They posted the new schedule on the site yesterday.

on the site of something

The school stands on the site of an old factory.

Synonyms and how they differ

on-site

This is an adjective or adverb meaning 'at the place where work happens', e.g. 'on-site training'; it does not mean 'on a website'.

online

Use 'online' for anything connected to the internet in general; 'on the site' points to one particular website.

Opposites

Word family

site noun

A place where something is built or an event happens, or a website.

on-site adjective

Done or available at the same place as the work.

Commonly confused: on the site or in the site?

Practice

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