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   Vis·it

   /ˈvizət/

   

   verb

   • 1. go to see and spend time with (someone) socially: "I came to visit my grandmother" Similar pay someone a callpay someone a visitpay a call onpay a visit togo to seecome to seelook in onstay withspend time withbe the guest ofstop bydrop bypay a callpay a visitcome to staycall oncall in onholiday withvisit withgo seeinformal:pop in ondrop in onblow in onlook up
   • ▪ stay temporarily with (someone) or at (a place) as a guest or tourist: "I don't live here—I'm only visiting" Similar stay instop over inspend time intourdrive aroundgo aroundexploreseeviewinspectsurveyexamineholiday invacation in
   • ▪ go to see (someone or something) for a specific purpose, such as to make an inspection or to receive or give professional advice or help: "inspectors visit all the hotels"
   • ▪ chat: informal North American "there was nothing to do but visit with one another"
   • ▪ go to (a website or web page): "visit us at www.flycreekcidermill.com"
   • ▪ (chiefly in biblical use) (of God) come to (a person or place) in order to bring comfort or salvation: "He shall visit earth in mercy"
   • 2. inflict (something harmful or unpleasant) on someone: "the mockery visited upon him by his schoolmates"
   • ▪ (of something harmful or unpleasant) afflict (someone): "they were visited with epidemics of a strange disease" Similar afflictattackassailtroubleharrowtormenttorturedescend onarchaic:smite
   • ▪ punish (a person or wrongful act): archaic "offenses were visited with the loss of eyes or ears"

   noun

   • 1. an act of going or coming to see a person or place socially, as a tourist, or for some other purpose: "a visit to the doctor" Similar social callcall
   • ▪ a temporary stay with a person or at a place: "she was on a visit to the United States" Similar trip totour oflook aroundstopoverstop-offstaystopbreakholidayminibreakvacationinformal:vacayformal:sojourn
   • ▪ an informal conversation: "a telephone visit"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French visiter or Latin visitare ‘go to see’, frequentative of visare ‘to view’, from videre ‘to see’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. visitable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does visit mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of VISIT is to pay a call on as an act of friendship or courtesy. How to use visit in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if you visit someone?

   • If you visit someone, you go to see them and spend time with them. He wanted to visit his brother in Worcester. In the evenings, friends would visit. If you visit a place, you go there for a short time. He'll be visiting four cities including Cagliari in Sardinia. ...a visiting family from Texas. If you visit a website, you look at it.

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   What does it mean to go to a place?

   • to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris. to stay with as a guest. to come or go to: to visit a church for prayer.

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   What is the difference between visit and intransitive?

   • [transitive] visit something (computing) to go to a website on the internet For more information, visit our website. [intransitive, transitive] to stay somewhere for a short time We don't live here. We're just visiting. visit something Ships visit the island occasionally. The lake is also visited by seals in the summer.

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   Definitions of visit. noun. the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time. “he dropped by for a visit ” synonyms: visitation. see more. noun. a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice. “he scheduled a visit to the dentist” see more. noun.

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