visit
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
visits;
visited;
visiting
visits;
visited;
visiting
Britannica Dictionary definition of VISIT
1
a
:
to go somewhere to spend time with (someone, such as a friend or relative)
— often used + with in U.S. English
[+ object]
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She is visiting her aunt in New York.
[no object]
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When are you coming to visit?
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She is visiting with her aunt in New York.
b
[+ object]
:
to go somewhere to see and talk to (someone) in an official way or as part of your job
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He is visiting a client in Phoenix.
c
[+ object]
:
to go to see (a doctor, dentist, etc.)
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She visits her doctor regularly.
2
[+ object]
:
to go to (a place) for pleasure, as part of your job, etc.
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We visited the zoo.
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I would like to visit Rome someday.
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City officials visited the building site.
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Our town was once visited by the President.
3
[+ object]
:
to go to (a Web site) on the Internet
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Be sure to visit our Web site.
visit on/upon
[phrasal verb]
visit (something) on/upon (someone)
formal + old-fashioned
:
to punish (someone) with (something)
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The Lord visited a plague upon the city.
◊ The saying the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children means that children often suffer for the bad things their parents do.
visit with
[phrasal verb]
visit with (someone)
US
:
to spend time talking informally with (someone)
—
see also 1visit 1a (above)
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I had a chance to visit with her for a few minutes after the meeting.
2
visit
/ˈvɪzət/
noun
plural
visits
2
visit
/ˈvɪzət/
noun
plural
visits
Britannica Dictionary definition of VISIT
[count]
1
:
an occasion when someone goes to a place to see and talk to someone for usually a brief time
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We had a visit from the company president.
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Our son came home for a visit.
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He paid a visit to his parents. = He paid his parents a visit. [=he visited his parents]
2
a
:
an occasion when someone goes to a place for pleasure, as part of a job, to do something, etc.
— often + to
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Have you been here before, or is this your first visit?
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Is this your first visit to the U.S.?
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The President will make a state visit to China.
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a recent visit to the doctor's office
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He made several visits [=trips] to the bathroom.
b
:
an occasion when you are staying in a hotel, motel, etc.
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We hope you enjoy your visit. [=stay]
3
US
:
an occasion when you spend time talking informally with someone
— often + with
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We had a nice visit after the meeting.
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I had a nice visit with her after the meeting.
