Definition of visit
visited
play \ˈvi-zə-təd, ˈviz-təd\;visiting
play \ˈvi-zə-tiŋ, ˈviz-tiŋ\transitive verb
1a : to pay a call on as an act of friendship or courtesyb : to reside with temporarily as a guestc : 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
3a (1) : afflict visited his people with distempers — Tobias Smollett (2) : inflict, impose visited his wrath upon themb : avenge visited the sins of the fathers upon the childrenc : to present itself to or come over momentarily was visited by a strange notiond archaic : comfort —used of the Deity visit us with Thy salvation — Charles Wesley
intransitive verb
1 : to make a visit; also : to make frequent or regular visits
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Examples of visit in a sentence
She is visiting her aunt in New York.
When are you coming to visit?
He is visiting a client in Phoenix.
She visits her doctor regularly.
I would like to visit Rome someday.
City officials visited the building site.
Our town was once visited by the President.
Be sure to visit our Web site.
Origin and Etymology of visit
Middle English, from Anglo-French visiter, from Latin visitare, frequentative of visere to go to see, frequentative of vidēre to see
First Known Use: 13th century
visit
Definition of visit
1a : a short stay : callb : a brief residence as a guestc : an extended stay : sojourn
2 : a journey to and stay or short sojourn at a place
3 : an official or professional call or tour : visitation
4 : the act of a naval officer in boarding a merchant ship on the high seas in exercise of the right of search
Examples of visit in a sentence
We had a visit from the company president.
Our son came home for a visit.
Have you been here before, or is this your first visit?
We had a nice visit after the meeting.
1621
First Known Use of visit
1621
VISIT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of visit for English Language Learners
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: to go somewhere to spend time with (someone, such as a friend or relative)
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: to go somewhere to see and talk to (someone) in an official way or as part of your job
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: to go to see (a doctor, dentist, etc.)
visit
Definition of visit for English Language Learners
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: an occasion when someone goes to a place to see and talk to someone for usually a brief time
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: an occasion when someone goes to a place for pleasure, as part of a job, to do something, etc.
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: an occasion when you are staying in a hotel, motel, etc.
VISIT Defined for Kids
Definition of visit for Students
visited
;visiting
1 : to go to see for a particular purpose visit a friend visit a doctor visit the zoo
2 : to stay with for a time as a guest I am visiting with relatives.
3 : to come to or upon We were visited by many troubles.
Word Root of visit
The Latin word vidēre, meaning “to see”, and its form vīsis give us the roots vid and vis. Words from the Latin vidēre have something to do with seeing. Anything visible is able to be seen. Something evident is able to be seen, sensed, or understood. The video part of a television is the part that is seen, as opposed to the part that is heard. Vision is the ability to see. To visit is to go somewhere to see someone.
Medical Dictionary
visit
Medical Definition of visit
1: a professional call (as by a physician to treat a patient)
2: a call upon a professional person (as a physician or dentist) for consultation or treatment make regular visits to your dentist
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