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visit

vi·sit

UK/ˈvɪzɪt/ US/ˈvɪzɪt/ very common
verb (8) noun (5)

verb

1.

visit a place, as for entertainment

  • “We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning”
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2.

go to certain places as for sightseeing

  • “Did you ever visit Paris?”
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3.

pay a brief visit

  • “The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens”
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4.

come to see in an official or professional capacity

  • “The governor visited the prison”
  • “The grant administrator visited the laboratory”
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5.

impose something unpleasant

  • “The principal visited his rage on the students”
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6.

talk socially without exchanging too much information

  • “the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”
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7.

stay with as a guest

  • “Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month”
8.

assail

  • “He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly”

noun

1.

the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

  • “he dropped by for a visit”
2.

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”
3.

the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)

4.

the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity

  • “a visit to the dentist”
5.

a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)

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Origin

From Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitō, frequentative of vīsō (“behold, survey”), from videō (“see”). Cognate with Old Saxon wīsōn (“to visit, afflict”), archaic German weisen (“to visit, afflict”). Displaced native Old English sēċan (“to visit”) and sōcn (“a visit”). The noun is from French visite or the verb. Doublet of visite.

Phrases

  • closed visit
  • conjugal visit
  • educational visit
  • flying visit
  • home visit
  • open visit
  • pay a visit
  • visit a spell

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