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   visit

   /ˈvɪzɪt/

   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 ondrop round to seelook up
   • ▪ stay temporarily with (someone) or at (a place) as a guest or tourist: "they would like to visit Oxford" Similar stay instop over inspend time intourdrive roundgo roundexploreseeviewinspectsurveyexamineholiday invacation in
   • ▪ go to see (someone or something) for a specific purpose, such as to give or receive professional advice: "inspectors visit all the hotels"
   • ▪ chat: informal North American "there was nothing to do but visit with one another"
   • ▪ access and view (a website or web page): "high entertainment value is one good reason to visit the site's ultra-cool home page"
   • ▪ (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 "offences were visited with the loss of eyes or ears"

   noun

   • 1. an act of going to see a person or place as a guest, tourist, etc.: "I'll pay him a visit soon" 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 around/roundstopoverstop-offstaystopbreakholidayminibreakvacationinformal:vacayformal:sojourn
   • ▪ a chat: "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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVISIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to go to a place in order to look at it, or to a person in order to spend time with them: We visited a few galleries while we were in Prague. Will you visit me when I'm in hospital? When did you last visit the dentist / doctor? A2 [ T ] to go to a website on the internet. Fewer examples.

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   1. a. : to pay a call on as an act of friendship or courtesy. b. : to reside with temporarily as a guest. c. : to go to see or stay at (a place) for a particular purpose (such as business or sightseeing) d. : to go or come officially to inspect or oversee. a bishop visiting his parishes. 2. : to go to see in order to comfort or help. 3. a (1)

4. 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.

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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.

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

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   visit. (vɪzɪt ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense visits , present participle visiting , past tense, past participle visited. 1. verb A1. If you visit someone, you go to see them and spend time with them. He wanted to visit his brother in Worcester. [VERB noun] He was visited by an old friend from Iraq. [VERB noun]

8. 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.