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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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › visitVisit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

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

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   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] Bill would visit on weekends. [VERB] Visit is also a noun. Helen had recently paid him a visit. 2. verb A1.

5. 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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › visitVisit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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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.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.

8. 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.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › visitVisit Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   VISIT meaning: 1 : to go somewhere to spend time with (someone, such as a friend or relative) often used + with in U.S. English; 2 : to go somewhere to see and talk to (someone) in an official way or as part of your job

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishvisit noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    visit. noun. /ˈvɪzət/. visit (to somebody/something) (from somebody) an occasion or a period of time when someone goes to see a place or person and spends time there It's my first visit to New York. If you have time, pay a visit to the local museum. We had a visit from the police last night.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › visit_nvisit, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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    What does the noun visit mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun visit, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. visit has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.