What does "visit" mean?
A single act of visiting.
Visit
/ˈvɪzɪt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A single act of visiting.
- Grammar: visit is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: access, admit, affect, afflict.
- Useful contrasts: absence, avoid, close.
- Usage evidence: I'll give you a call before I visit you.
How to use "visit"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A single act of visiting.
"Next time you're in Manchester, give me a visit."
- 2 a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest) wordnet
- 3 A meeting with a doctor at their surgery or the doctor's at one's home.
- 4 the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity wordnet
- 5 the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection) wordnet
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- 6 the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time wordnet
- 7 a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice wordnet
Verb
- 1 To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) transitive
- 2 assail wordnet
- 3 To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability. intransitive, transitive
"She decided to visit her grandparents for Christmas."
- 4 impose something unpleasant wordnet
- 5 Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort, bless, or chastise or punish them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) transitive
"[God] hath visited and redeemed his people."
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- 6 talk socially without exchanging too much information wordnet
- 7 To punish, to inflict harm upon (someone or something). archaic, transitive
"Her life was spared by the clemency of the emperor, but he visited the pomp and treasures of her palace."
- 8 go to certain places as for sightseeing wordnet
- 9 Of a sickness, misfortune etc.: to afflict (someone). transitive
"There used to be a sharp contest as to where the effigy was to be made, for the people thought that the house from which it was carried forth would not be visited with death that year."
- 10 come to see in an official or professional capacity wordnet
- 11 To inflict punishment, vengeance for (an offense) on or upon someone. transitive
"05-032 was right about one thing: there is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to visit utter annihilation on it."
- 12 pay a brief visit wordnet
- 13 To go to (a shrine, temple etc.) for worship. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) transitive
- 14 go to see a place, as for entertainment wordnet
- 15 To go to (a place) for pleasure, on an errand, etc. transitive
"Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets."
- 16 stay with as a guest wordnet
Example
"I'll give you a call before I visit you."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "visit"?
Common synonyms include: access, admit, affect, afflict, appear, assail.
How do you use "visit" in a sentence?
I'll give you a call before I visit you.
How do you pronounce "visit"?
Pronounced /ˈvɪzɪt/.
Etymology
From Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitō, frequentative of vīsō (“behold, survey”), from videō (“see”). Cognate with Old Saxon wīsōn (“to visit, afflict”), archaic German weisen (“to visit, afflict”). Displaced native Old English sēċan (“to visit”) and sōcn (“a visit”). The noun is from French visite or the verb. Doublet of visite.