website

Meaning

1. 1nouncountable

   A collection of connected pages on the internet that belong together under one address and are published by a person or organization.

   Grammar: Takes an or the; the preposition is on: on a website.

   Patterns

   • on a website
   • visit a website
   • a website for something

   The museum has a website with opening times and ticket prices.

   I found the recipe on a cooking website.

   She built a website for her small bakery.

Word forms

Common combinations

visit a website

Visit our website for the latest news.

build a website

He built a website to sell his photographs.

company website

The company website lists all its offices.

website address

Type the website address into your browser.

website traffic

Website traffic doubled after the article went viral.

on the website

You can book a table on the website.

Synonyms and how they differ

site

Site is a shorter, more casual way of saying the same thing, as in 'a news site'.

web page

A web page is one single page, while a website is the whole collection of pages.

homepage

A homepage is just the first or main page of a website, not the whole thing.

portal

A portal is a website that collects links and services for a specific group, so it is a particular kind of site.

Word family

web noun

the system of linked pages on the internet

webmaster noun

a person who manages a website

web page noun

a single page on a website

web hosting noun

a service that keeps a website available online

Commonly confused: website or web page? website or browser?

Practice

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