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vis·it
(vĭz′ĭt)v. vis·it·ed, vis·it·ing, vis·its
v.tr.
1.
a. To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially: visit friends.
b. To go to see in order to aid or console: visit the sick and dying.
c. To stay with (someone) as a guest.
d. To go to see in an official or professional capacity: visited the dentist; a priest visiting his parishioners.
2.
a. To go to see or spend time at (a place) with a certain intent: visit a museum; visited London.
b. To access (a website).
3. To occur to or occupy the mind of: was visited by a bizarre thought.
4. To consider or discuss: Has she visited that topic on her blog?
5.
a. To afflict or assail: A plague visited the village.
b. To inflict or impose: In the Bible, God visits his wrath on the sinful.
c. Archaic To inflict punishment on or for; avenge: The sins of the ancestors were visited on their descendants.
v.intr.
1. To make a visit.
2. Informal To converse or chat: Stay and visit with me for a while.
n.
1. The act or an instance of visiting a person or place.
2. A stay or sojourn as a guest.
[Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitāre, frequentative of vīsere, to want to see, go to see, from vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
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visit
(ˈvɪzɪt)vb, -its, -iting or -ited
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
5. (tr; foll by upon or on) to inflict (punishment, etc): the judge visited his full anger upon the defendant.
6. archaic (usually foll by: with) to afflict or plague (with punishment, etc)
7. (often foll by with) informal US and Canadian to chat or converse (with someone)
n
8. the act or an instance of visiting
9. a stay as a guest
10. a professional or official call
11. a formal call for the purpose of inspection or examination
12. (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.
13. informal US and Canadian a friendly talk or chat
[C13: from Latin vīsitāre to go to see, from vīsere to examine, from vidēre to see]
ˈvisitable adj
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vis•it
(ˈvɪz ɪt)v.t.
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.
3. to go to for the purpose of official inspection or examination.
4. to come upon; afflict: The plague visited London in 1665.
5. to inflict, as punishment, vengeance, etc. (often fol. by on or upon).
6. to cause trouble, suffering, etc., to: to visit one with sorrows.
7. to access, as a Web site.
v.i. 8. to make a visit.
9. to talk or chat casually.
10. to inflict punishment.
n. 11. the act of or an instance of visiting: a long visit.
12. a chat or talk.
13. a call paid to a person, family, etc.
14. a stay or sojourn as a guest.
15. an official inspection or examination.
16. the boarding by a naval officer onto a neutral vessel to determine if it is carrying contraband.
[1175–1225; Middle English (v.) (< Old French visiter) < Latin vīsitāre, frequentative of vīsere to go to see, itself frequentative of vidēre to see]
vis′it•a•ble, adj.
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visit
, visitation - A visit is an instance of visiting; a visitation is an act of visiting, and carries the connotation of an unexpected or undesired occurrence.See also related terms for unexpected.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
visit
1. used as a verb
If you visit a place, you go there for a short time.
He had arranged to visit a number of museums in Paris.
She'll visit four cities on her trip.
If you visit someone, you go to see them at their home or where they are staying, or you stay with them there for a short time.
She visited some of her relatives for a few days.
When my dad was in hospital, I visited him every day.
You can also visit a professional person such as a doctor or lawyer, in order to get treatment or advice.
He persuaded me to visit a doctor.
You might need to visit a solicitor before thinking seriously about divorce.
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.
2. used as a noun
Visit is also a noun. You can make a visit to a place or pay a visit to someone.
He made a visit to the prison that day.
It was after nine o'clock, too late to pay a visit to Sally.
Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'does a visit'.
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visit
Past participle: visited
Gerund: visiting
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| Noun | 1. |  visit - the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"visitation - an official visit for inspection or supervision; "the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"; "the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese" site visit - a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise call - a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers"; "the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence" visiting - the activity of making visits; "the purpose was to promote homes, clubs, visiting, and other services" coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" |
| 2. |  visit - a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a visit to the dentist"get together, meeting - a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room" | |
| 3. |  visit - the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" flying visit - a visit that last for only a very short time; "he wanted to hear all about my flying visit to his old stamping grounds" | |
| 4. |  visit - the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"call - a visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer" coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" | |
| 5. |  visit - a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)stay - continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court" | |
| Verb | 1. | visit - go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning" tour - make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer" see - go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" take in - visit for entertainment; "take in the sights" |
| 2. |  visit - go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?"sightsee - visit famous or interesting sights | |
| 3. |  visit - pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"get together, meet - get together socially or for a specific purpose call - make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow" see - go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" see - go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" | |
| 4. |  visit - come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory" | |
| 5. |  visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" clamp - impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital" give - inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years" foist - to force onto another; "He foisted his work on me" | |
| 6. |  visit - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" | |
| 7. |  visit - stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" | |
| 8. |  visit - assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly" |
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visit
verb
1. call on, go to see, drop in on (informal), stay at, stay with, stop by, spend time with, look someone up, go see (U.S.), pay a visit to, be the guest of, call in on, pop in on (informal), pay a call on I want to visit my relatives in Scotland.
2. stay in, see, tour, explore, take in (informal), holiday in, go to see, stop by, spend time in, vacation in (U.S.), stop over in He'll be visiting four cities, including Cagliari in Sardinia.
noun
1. call, social call Helen recently paid me a visit.
visit something on or upon someone (usually passive) inflict on, execute, impose on, wreak on, bring down upon the sufferings visited on the people by the country's regime
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
visit
verb1. To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize:
Idiom: pay a visit.
3. Informal. To engage in spoken exchange:
Informal: confab.
1. An act or an instance of going or coming to see another:
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Translations
návštěvanavštívitpobývatzdržovat se
besøgbesøgese
vieraillavierailukäydäkäynti
पधारना
posjetposjetiti
dveljaheimsækjaheimsókn
訪問訪問する
방문방문하다
lankytis
apciemojumsapciemotapmeklējumsapmeklētuzturēties
obiskatiobisk
besökabesök
เยี่ยมการไปเยี่ยมมาเยี่ยมหา
ziyaret etmekziyaretbir yerde bir süre kalmak
đi thămthăm viếng
visit
[ˈvɪzɪt]A. N (gen) → visita f
to go on or make a visit to [+ person, place] → ir de visita a, visitar a
to pay sb a visit; pay a visit to sb → hacer una visita or visitar a algn, pasar a ver a algn (esp LAm)
on a private/an official visit → de or en visita privada/oficial
he was taken ill on or during a visit to Amsterdam → cayó enfermo durante una visita a Amsterdam
to return a visit → devolver una visita
a visit to the lavatory or toilet → una visita al servicio, una visita al señor Roca
to go on or make a visit to [+ person, place] → ir de visita a, visitar a
to pay sb a visit; pay a visit to sb → hacer una visita or visitar a algn, pasar a ver a algn (esp LAm)
on a private/an official visit → de or en visita privada/oficial
he was taken ill on or during a visit to Amsterdam → cayó enfermo durante una visita a Amsterdam
to return a visit → devolver una visita
a visit to the lavatory or toilet → una visita al servicio, una visita al señor Roca
B. VT
1. (= go and see) [+ person] → visitar, hacer una visita a; [+ place] → ir a, visitar
to visit the sick → visitar a los enfermos
to visit a patient → ir a ver a un paciente, visitar a un paciente
he never visits the doctor → nunca va al médico
we're hoping to visit Tarragona → esperamos poder ir a or visitar Tarragona
when we first visited the town → la primera vez que fuimos a or visitamos la ciudad
to visit the sick → visitar a los enfermos
to visit a patient → ir a ver a un paciente, visitar a un paciente
he never visits the doctor → nunca va al médico
we're hoping to visit Tarragona → esperamos poder ir a or visitar Tarragona
when we first visited the town → la primera vez que fuimos a or visitamos la ciudad
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
visit
[ˈvɪzɪt] n
(to person, city, town, museum, shop) (= call) → visite f
to pay a visit to sb → rendre visite à qn
to pay a visit to the library → se rendre à la bibliothèque
to pay a visit to a shop → se rendre dans un magasin
on a private visit → en visite privée
on an official visit → en visite officielle
to pay a visit to sb → rendre visite à qn
to pay a visit to the library → se rendre à la bibliothèque
to pay a visit to a shop → se rendre dans un magasin
on a private visit → en visite privée
on an official visit → en visite officielle
(= stay) → séjour m
Did you enjoy your visit to France? → Vous avez bien aimé votre séjour en France?
a brief visit to the U.S. → un bref séjour aux USA
Did you enjoy your visit to France? → Vous avez bien aimé votre séjour en France?
a brief visit to the U.S. → un bref séjour aux USA
(to doctor, dentist) → visite m
vt
[+ person] → rendre visite à
[+ website] → visiter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
visit
n
(= call, to museum etc) → Besuch m; (of doctor) → Hausbesuch m; (of inspector) → Kontrolle f; I felt better after a visit to the doctor’s/solicitor’s → nachdem ich beim Arzt/Anwalt gewesen war, ging es mir besser; to pay somebody/something a visit → jdm/einer Sache einen Besuch abstatten (form), → jdn/etw besuchen; to pay a visit (euph) → mal verschwinden (müssen); to have a visit from somebody → von jdm besucht werden; give us a visit some time → besuchen Sie uns (doch) mal; he went on a two-day visit to Paris → er fuhr für zwei Tage nach Paris; I’m going on a visit to Glasgow next week → ich fahre nächste Woche (zu einem Besuch) nach Glasgow; we’re expecting a visit from the police any day → wir rechnen jeden Tag mit dem Besuch der Polizei
(= stay) → Aufenthalt m, → Besuch m; to be on a visit to London → zu einem Besuch in London sein; to be on a private/official visit → inoffiziell/offiziell da sein
vt
person, the sick, museum → besuchen; doctor, solicitor → aufsuchen; you never visit us these days → Sie kommen uns ja gar nicht mehr besuchen; the prime minister will visit Germany next week → der Premierminister wird nächste Woche Deutschland besuchen
(= inspect) → inspizieren, besichtigen, besuchen; to visit the scene of the crime (Jur) → den Tatort besichtigen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
visit
[ˈvɪzɪt]1. n → visita; (stay) → soggiorno
to go on a visit to (person) → andare in visita da (place) → andare a visitare
to pay a visit to (person) → fare una visita a (place) → andare a visitare
on a private/official visit → in visita privata/ufficiale
to go on a visit to (person) → andare in visita da (place) → andare a visitare
to pay a visit to (person) → fare una visita a (place) → andare a visitare
on a private/official visit → in visita privata/ufficiale
2. vt
a. (person) → andare a trovare (frm) → andare in visita da; (place, go and see) → visitare; (inspect) → ispezionare
b. (stay with, person) → essere ospite di
visit with vi + prep (Am) → chiacchierare con
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
visit
(ˈvizit) verb1. to go to see (a person or place). We visited my parents at the weekend; They visited the ruins at Pompeii while they were on holiday.
2. to stay in (a place) or with (a person) for a time. Many birds visit (Britain) only during the summer months.
noun an act of going to see someone or something for pleasure, socially, professionally etc, or going to stay for a time. We went on a visit to my aunt's; the children's visit to the museum.
ˈvisitor noun a person who visits, socially or professionally. I'm expecting visitors from America; We're having visitors next week.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
visit
→ زِيارَة, يَزْورُ návštěva, navštívit besøg, besøge Besuch, besuchen επισκέπτομαι, επίσκεψη visita, visitar vierailla, vierailu rendre visite, visite posjet, posjetiti visita, visitare 訪問, 訪問する 방문, 방문하다 bezoek, bezoeken besøk, besøke odwiedzić, wizyta visita, visitar посещать, посещение besök, besöka การไปเยี่ยม, มาเยี่ยม ziyaret, ziyaret etmek đi thăm, thăm viếng 访问Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
visit
n. visita;
v. visitar, ir de visita.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- What can we visit in the area?
- What sights can you visit here?
- We'd like to visit ...
- Do we have time to visit the town?
- Can we visit the castle?
- Can we visit the gardens?
- Can we visit the church?
- Can you visit ... in a wheelchair?
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
visit
n consulta, visita; doctor's — consulta or visita médica, consulta con el médico, visita al médico; unscheduled — consulta sin cita, consulta or visita no programada; vt visitarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.