visit
VIH-ziht
Visit (verb) means to go and see a person or place, usually briefly. Example: “I'd love to visit the museum while we're in the city.”
verb
1
To go and see a person or place, usually briefly.
"I'd love to visit the museum while we're in the city."
"They visited her grandmother every Sunday afternoon."
"We're planning to visit Rome next spring."
2
To go somewhere on official business, such as an inspection.
"Officers from the council will visit the school to check its safety."
"The minister is due to visit the new factory next week."
"The health inspector visits the restaurant twice a year."
noun
1
An occasion of going to see a person or place.
"Our visit to the castle lasted most of the afternoon."
"The children were excited about their grandfather's visit at the weekend."
"Her visit to the doctor confirmed it was nothing serious."
How to use visit
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo go somewhere to see someone or something, usually for a short time.
Common pairings
pay a visit
visit a doctor
a flying visit
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Word forms
- Plural
- visits
- Third person singular
- visits
- Past tense
- visited
- Archaic forms
- visitest, visitedst, visiteth
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Etymology
From Old French visiter, from Latin visito, "to go to see," from videre, "to see."
Synonyms
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Rhymes for visit
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What does “visit” mean?
The word “visit” means to go and see a person or place, usually briefly. In plain terms, to go somewhere to see someone or something, usually for a short time.
How do you pronounce “visit”?
“Visit” is pronounced VIH-ziht (/ˈvɪzɪt/ in IPA).
How do you use “visit” in a sentence?
Here is “visit” used in a sentence: “They visited her grandmother every Sunday afternoon.”
What part of speech is “visit”?
Depending on how it is used, “visit” can be a verb and a noun.
Where does the word “visit” come from?
The word “visit” comes from Latin. From Old French visiter, from Latin visito, "to go to see," from videre, "to see.".
Is “visit” a common word?
“Visit” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.
How many meanings does “visit” have?
“Visit” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: to go and see a person or place, usually briefly.
What is the difference between visit and see?
The two overlap, but 'visit' stresses travelling to someone's location and spending a little time there, as in visiting grandparents. 'See' can mean the same thing casually ('I saw her yesterday') but also covers brief or chance meetings anywhere. Visiting implies a purpose and a destination.
Can you 'visit' a website?
Yes. In everyday digital use, to visit a website means to open and browse it, and the people who do so are called visitors. The sense borrows directly from the physical idea of going somewhere to look around, applied to an online page rather than a real place.
What is an example of visit?
Popping round to a friend's house for an hour is a visit, as is stopping at a museum while on holiday or calling on a relative in hospital. Each involves going to a person or place and staying only briefly, which is the heart of the word.
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