pay a visit to
idiom
: to go somewhere to spend time with (someone, such as a friend or relative) : to visit
He paid a visit to his parents.
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Even The New Yorker, the city’s magazine for the wine and cheese crowd, ventures out to Brooklyn to pay a visit to New York’s most recognizable salesman.
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Before boarding the train, travelers can meander down the shady streets of the Garden District or pay a visit to The National WWII Museum.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026
The pillow-soft white sand and dazzlingly teal waters are reason enough to pay a visit to the Cayman Islands after all.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2025
All these families pay a visit to businesses and monuments overseas and rate them, set their price.
—Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Before boarding the train, travelers can meander down the shady streets of the Garden District or pay a visit to The National WWII Museum.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026
The pillow-soft white sand and dazzlingly teal waters are reason enough to pay a visit to the Cayman Islands after all.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2025
All these families pay a visit to businesses and monuments overseas and rate them, set their price.
—Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Pay a visit to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20a%20visit%20to. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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