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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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   What does visit mean?

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   What does it mean if you pay someone a visit?

   • If you pay someone a visit, you go to see them and spend time with them. His aunt had recently paid him a visit. If you visit someone, you go to see them and spend time with them. He wanted to visit his brother. 14 meanings: 1. to go or come to see (a person, place, etc) 2. to stay with (someone) as a guest 3. to go or come to (an....

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   What does visit and search mean?

   • (Law) international law the right of an officer of a belligerent state to stop and search neutral ships in war to verify their nationality and ascertain whether they carry contraband: the right of visit and search. 1. to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time. 2. to stay with as a guest.

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   What does it mean if you visit someone?

   • 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. If you visit a place, you go there for a short time.

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   What is the synonym of visit transitive verb?

   • Synonyms of visit 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 visitinghis parishes 2

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   What is the difference between visit and visit?

   • Some American speakers use visit with instead of 'visit'. She wanted to visit with her family for a few weeks. However, in American English, to visit with someone you know well usually means to chat to them. You and I could visit with each other undisturbed. Visit is also a noun. You can make a visit to a place or pay a visit to someone.

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   1. to go or come to see (someone) out of friendship or for social reasons. 2. to stay with as a guest for a time. 3. to go or come to see in a professional or business capacity. to visit a doctor (or a patient) 4. to go or come to (a place) in order to inspect or investigate.

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   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)

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   1. to go or come to see (a person, place, etc) 2. to stay with (someone) as a guest. 3. to go or come to (an institution, place, etc) for the purpose of inspecting or examining. 4. (tr) (of a disease, disaster, etc) to assail; afflict.

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   VISIT definition: 1. to go to someone's home and spend time with them: 2. to go to a place and spend a short amount…. Learn more.