visit

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verb

vis·​it ˈvi-zət 

visited ˈvi-zə-təd 

ˈviz-təd

; visiting ˈvi-zə-tiŋ 

ˈviz-tiŋ

transitive verb

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)

: afflict

visited his people with distempers

—Tobias Smollett

(2)

: inflict, impose

visited his wrath upon them

b

: avenge

visited the sins of the fathers upon the children

c

: to present itself to or come over momentarily

was visited by a strange notion

d

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

2

: chat, converse

enjoys visiting with the neighbors

visit

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noun

1

a

: a short stay : call

b

: a brief residence as a guest

c

: 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

Synonyms

Verb

• call (on or upon)
• drop in (on)
• see

Noun

• sojourn
• stay
• tarry

Examples of visit in a Sentence

Verb

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 website.

Noun

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Plus, campers and visiting hikers alike can go for a pre- or post-hike soak in one of the campground’s geothermal pools — $3 per day use visitor or included in the cost of a reservation for campers. —Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024

Horton's son, Tyron Alexander, had been shot several times and killed during a robbery while visiting friends in his old neighborhood, just a block away from his former home. —Michel Martin, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024

How to visit Oliver's Modern American A soft open for dinner service is planned for early May 2024, during which some of the proceeds will benefit the Scottsdale Historical Society. —The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024

Organizers want to visit a number of locations Pirsig mentions in the book. —George Petras, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024

For contest rules and to submit an entry, visit https://a24.asmdc.org/assembly-district-24-youth-art-contest-2024. —Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024

People in the surrounding community said the violence was all the more unsettling because the mall was such a hub of life that everyone had just been to, or was about to visit. —Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024

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The couple set out from Washington, D.C., after Thanksgiving in 2023 in an RV to visit national parks, and by the end of March, the couple was in Texas. —Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024

Noun

But the first two weeks of April brought plenty of chilly showers to much of Central and Southern California, and during our visit, the temperatures hovered in the mid-50s, and the rain waxed and waned between hopeful moments of blue sky followed by black clouds and water falling in curtains. —Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024

Any advice on how to proceed? – Distant Grandpa Dear Distant: This visit went very well. —Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2024

For a full list of groups and categories, details on the 2024 contest, and results and photos from 2023 visit yourchoiceawards.com/louisville. —Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 15 Apr. 2024

During her visit on April 14, the Marry Me star put on a leggy display in a sequin Valentino minidress, featuring a magenta collar, and matching pumps. —Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024

For years, getting travelers to see Athens as more than a transient city would take some convincing; the extent of their stay at the best hotels in Athens would merely include a brief bucket-list visit to the Acropolis before scurrying off to the Greek islands. —Monica Mendal, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024

The Dolphins and most teams never announce their 30 visits. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024

The Aztecs are known to have spoken with him, but an official visit is not believed to have been scheduled. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024

On my visit, the schoolhouse studio felt like an intriguing combination of its past and current lives. —Jillian Steinhauer, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French visiter, from Latin visitare, frequentative of visere to go to see, frequentative of vidēre to see

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3d

Noun

1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing visit

• conjugal visit
• pay (someone) a visit
• home visit
• pay a visit to
• visit with
• visit on/upon

Kids Definition

visit

1 of 2 verb

vis·​it ˈviz-ət 

visited ˈviz-ət-əd 

ˈviz-təd

; visiting ˈviz-ət-iŋ 

ˈviz-tiŋ

1

: to go to see in order to comfort or help

visit the sick

2

a

: to pay a call upon as an act of friendship or courtesy

b

: to go or come to see on business

c

: to live with for a time as a guest

3

: to go to for pleasure

visit the zoo

4

: to make a visit or frequent or regular visits

5

: chat entry 1 sense 1

enjoys visiting with the neighbors

visit

2 of 2 noun

1

: a brief stay : call

a visit with friends

2

: a stay as a guest

a weekend visit

3

: a journey to and brief stay at a place especially for a particular purpose

a visit to the museum

4

: an official or professional call (as of a doctor to treat a patient)

Etymology

Verb

Middle English visiten "to go to a person especially to give comfort," from early French visiter (same meaning), derived from Latin visere "to go to see," from vidēre "to see" — related to vision

Medical Definition

visit

1 of 2 transitive verb

vis·​it ˈviz-ət 

visited ˈviz-ət-əd, ˈviz-təd  ; visiting ˈviz-ət-iŋ, ˈviz-tiŋ 

1

: to go to attend (a patient)

2

: to go to see (as a physician or dentist) for professional service

visit

2 of 2 noun

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