visit

[ viz-it ]

/ ˈvɪz ɪt /

verb (used with object)

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.

to go to for the purpose of official inspection or examination: a general visiting his troops.

to come to in order to comfort or aid: to visit the sick.

to come upon; assail; afflict: The plague visited London in 1665.

to cause trouble, suffering, etc., to come to: to visit him with sorrows.

to access, as a website.

to inflict, as punishment, vengeance, etc. (often followed by on or upon).

verb (used without object)

to make a visit.

to talk or chat casually: to visit on the phone with a friend.

to inflict punishment.

noun

the act of or an instance of visiting: a nice, long visit.

a chat or talk: We had a good visit on the way back from the grocery store.

a call paid to a person, family, etc.

a stay or sojourn as a guest.

an official inspection or examination.

the act of an officer of a belligerent nation in boarding a vessel in order to ascertain the nature of its cargo, its nationality, etc.: the right of visit and search.

Origin of visit

1175–1225; Middle English visiten (v.) (< Old French visiter) < Latin vīsitāre, frequentative of vīsere to go to see, itself frequentative of vidēre to see

OTHER WORDS FROM visit

in·ter·vis·it, verb (used without object) non·vis·it·ing, adjective pre·vis·it, noun, verb re·vis·it, verb, noun

un·vis·it·ed, adjective un·vis·it·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH visit

visit visitation

Words nearby visit

vision mixer, vision quest, visional, visionary, visioned, visit, visitable, visitant, visitation, visitation rights, visitatorial

Example sentences from the Web for visit

You will have your beloved father back sooner than you think, and you can visit and communicate with him all the while.

Abramoff’s Advice for Virginia’s New Jailhouse Guv |Tim Mak, Jackie Kucinich |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
He hasn't bothered to visit Iguala, the place where the students were abducted and killed.

Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting |Ruben Navarrette Jr. |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
From his purview, our visit and interest had brought excitement to him and his peers.

Cuban Hip-Hop Was Born in Alamar |Daniel Levin |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Both Prados have enough magic that, after you visit them, the whole world feels like their gift shop for a few hours.

The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind |Brin-Jonathan Butler |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Her son peeked out the window and told me his mother had left Havana for La Lisa to visit a dying relative.

The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind |Brin-Jonathan Butler |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I agree with my friend that we will pay a visit to Mr. A. at two in the morning.

Arrows of the Chace, v. 2 |John Ruskin
Apart from this discussion, a visit from you would be always acceptable.

Luttrell Of Arran |Charles James Lever
He had many questions to ask about them, in the course of which he expressed a wish that he might visit them.

Oscar |Walter Aimwell
It was a pity, he said, that my father would not visit Wyncote.

Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker |S. Weir Mitchell
Then came the visit to Brook Street, and Ayala returned quite an altered young woman.

Ayala's Angel |Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for visit

visit

/ (ˈvɪzɪt) /

verb -its, -iting or -ited

to go or come to see (a person, place, etc)

to stay with (someone) as a guest

to go or come to (an institution, place, etc) for the purpose of inspecting or examining

(tr) (of a disease, disaster, etc) to assail; afflict

(tr; foll by upon or on) to inflict (punishment, etc) the judge visited his full anger upon the defendant

(tr usually foll by with) archaic to afflict or plague (with punishment, etc)

(often foll by with) US and Canadian informal to chat or converse (with someone)

noun

the act or an instance of visiting

a stay as a guest

a professional or official call

a formal call for the purpose of inspection or examination

international law the right of an officer of a belligerent state to stop and search neutral ships in war to verify their nationality and ascertain whether they carry contraband the right of visit and search

US and Canadian informal a friendly talk or chat

Derived forms of visit

visitable, adjective

Word Origin for visit

C13: from Latin vīsitāre to go to see, from vīsere to examine, from vidēre to see

Idioms and Phrases with visit

visit

see pay a call (visit).

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visit

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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Origin of visit

OTHER WORDS FROM visit

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH visit

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Example sentences from the Web for visit

British Dictionary definitions for visit

verb -its, -iting or -ited

noun

Derived forms of visit

Word Origin for visit

Idioms and Phrases with visit

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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visit

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of visit

OTHER WORDS FROM visit

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH visit

Words nearby visit

Words related to visit

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verb -its, -iting or -ited

noun

Derived forms of visit

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