WEBSITE


Meaning of WEBSITE in English

web ‧ site S2 W2 /ˈwebsaɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

a place on the Internet where you can find information about something, especially a particular organization:

For more information on weight loss and healthy eating, visit our website.

on a website

Responses will be posted (=put) on the website.

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COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs

▪ have a website

Does the company have its own website?

▪ visit a website

You can visit the university’s website to get more information.

▪ post something on a website (=put something there)

She posted the photos on her website.

▪ download something from a website

Home study materials can be downloaded from their website.

▪ design a website (=make and structure a website so that it works well)

Students learn how to design their own websites.

▪ create a website (=make one)

The pupils created a website on Henry VIII.

▪ launch a website (=start one)

The government has launched a website containing information on environmental issues.

▪ bookmark a website (=mark a website so that you can easily find it again)

If you're looking for good local hiking trails, bookmark this website.

■ adjectives

▪ an official website

The International Olympic Committee’s official website has a lot of interesting information.

■ phrases

▪ a hit on a website (=an occasion when someone visits a website)

There have already been 5000 hits on our website.

▪ a page of a website (=a single screen of writing, pictures etc on a website)

The website only has three pages.

▪ a link to a website (=something on one website that takes you to another website)

His home page has a link to the website.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.