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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vis•it /ˈvɪzɪt/USA pronunciation v. - to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time: [~ + object]We visited our friends in Greece.[no object]Come to visit with us for a few hours.
- [no object] to talk or chat casually.
- to go to for the purpose of official inspection or examination:[~ + object]The inspection team visited the factory.
- to come upon;
afflict:[~ + object]The plague visited London in 1665. - to inflict, as punishment, vengeance, etc.:[~ + object + on + object]visited punishment on them for their sins.
- to cause trouble, suffering, etc., to:[~ + object + with + object]God visited Job with sorrows.
n. [countable] - the act of or an instance of visiting:a long visit.
See -vis-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vis•it (viz′it),USA pronunciation v.t. - to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.:to visit a friend;to visit clients;to visit Paris.
- to stay with as a guest.
- to come or go to:to visit a church for prayer.
- to go to for the purpose of official inspection or examination:a general visiting his troops.
- to come to in order to comfort or aid:to visit the sick.
- to come upon;
assail; afflict:The plague visited London in 1665. - to cause trouble, suffering, etc., to come to:to visit him with sorrows.
- to access, as a Web site.
- to inflict, as punishment, vengeance, etc. (often fol. by on or upon).
v.i. - to make a visit.
- to talk or chat casually:to visit on the phone with a friend.
- to inflict punishment.
n. - the act of or an instance of visiting:a nice, long visit.
- a chat or talk:We had a good visit on the way back from the grocery store.
- a call paid to a person, family, etc.
- a stay or sojourn as a guest.
- an official inspection or examination.
- Military, Naval Termsthe act of an officer of a belligerent nation in boarding a vessel in order to ascertain the nature of its cargo, its nationality, etc.:the right of visit and search.
- Latin vīsitāre, frequentative of vīsere to go to see, itself frequentative of vidēre to see
- Old French visiter)
- Middle English visiten (verb, verbal) (1175–1225
visit, + v.t. - to access, as a Web site.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: visit /ˈvɪzɪt/ vb ( -its, -iting, -ited)- to go or come to see (a person, place, etc)
- to stay with (someone) as a guest
- to go or come to (an institution, place, etc) for the purpose of inspecting or examining
- (transitive) (of a disease, disaster, etc) to assail; afflict
- (tr; followed by upon or on) to inflict (punishment, etc)
- (transitive) usually followed by with: archaic to afflict or plague (with punishment, etc)
- (often followed by with) US Canadian informal to chat or converse (with someone)
n - the act or an instance of visiting
- a stay as a guest
- a professional or official call
- a formal call for the purpose of inspection or examination
- 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
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin vīsitāre to go to see, from vīsere to examine, from vidēre to seeˈvisitable adj |