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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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   The meaning of VISIT is to pay a call on as an act of friendship or courtesy. How to use visit in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVISIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   VISIT definition: 1. to go to a place in order to look at it, or to a person in order to spend time with them: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   Visit definition: 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.. See examples of VISIT used in a sentence.

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   When you travel to another place, or spend some time at a friend's house, it's a visit. You should visit your grandmother! It's been a while since she's had a visit from you.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryVISIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   VISIT meaning: 1. to go to a place in order to look at it, or to a person in order to spend time with them: 2. to…. Learn more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › visitVisit - definition of visit by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to go or come to see (a person, place, etc) 2. to stay with (someone) as a guest. 3. to go or come to (an institution, place, etc) for the purpose of inspecting or examining. 4. ( tr) (of a disease, disaster, etc) to assail; afflict.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVISIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   visit in British English. (ˈvɪzɪt ) verb Word forms: -its, -iting, -ited. 1. to go or come to see (a person, place, etc) 2. to stay with (someone) as a guest. 3. to go or come to (an institution, place, etc) for the purpose of inspecting or examining.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryVISIT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   VISIT meaning: 1. to go to someone's home and spend time with them: 2. to go to a place and spend a short amount…. Learn more.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishvisit verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    Definition of visit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishvisit noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    visit. noun. /ˈvɪzɪt/. /ˈvɪzɪt/. an occasion or a period of time when somebody goes to see a place or person and spends time there. a two-day/three-day visit. the prime minister's surprise visit to the troops. an official/state visit. visit to somebody/something It's my first visit to New York.