visit

vis·it  (vzt)

v. vis·it·ed, vis·it·ing, vis·its

v.tr.

1.

a. To call on socially: visit friends.

b. To go to see or spend time at (a place) with a certain intent: visit a museum; visited London.

c. To stay with as a guest.

d. To go to see in an official or professional capacity: visited the dentist; a priest visiting his parishioners.

2. To go or come to: visits the bank on Fridays.

3. To go to see in order to aid or console: visit the sick and dying.

4. To make itself known to or seize fleetingly: was visited by a bizarre thought.

5.

a. To afflict or assail: A plague visited the village.

b. 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, place, or thing.

2. A stay or sojourn as a guest.

3. The act of visiting in a professional capacity.

4. The act of visiting in an official capacity, such as an inspection or examination.

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[Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vsitre, frequentative of vsere, to want to see, go to see, from vidre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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visit [ˈvɪzɪt]

vb -its, -iting, -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. (tr; usually foll by with) Archaic to afflict or plague (with punishment, etc.)

7. (often foll by with) US and Canadian informal to chat or converse (with someone)

n

1. the act or an instance of visiting

2. a stay as a guest

3. a professional or official call

4. a formal call for the purpose of inspection or examination

5. (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

6. US and Canadian informal a friendly talk or chat

[from Latin vīsitāre to go to see, from vīsere to examine, from vidēre to see]

visitable  adj

Thesaurus

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) sojourn 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" see 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?" travel to jaunt, travel, trip - make a trip for pleasure sightsee - visit famous or interesting sights frequent, haunt - be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet"
	3.	visit - pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" call in, call 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" come by, drop by, drop in - visit informally and spontaneously; "We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee"
	4.	visit - come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory" inspect
	5.	visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students" inflict, impose, bring down communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" dictate, prescribe, order - issue commands or orders for obtrude, intrude - thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer" 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" chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, chat, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, confabulate, gossip, chaffer, chatter converse, discourse - carry on a conversation jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze - talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
	7.	visit - stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" abide, bide, stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
	8.	visit - assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly" afflict, smite - cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"

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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.

3. (Old-fashioned) afflict, attack, smite, trouble, haunt, befall, assail, descend upon a house of sickness or infection, such as one visited by the plague

noun

1. call, social call Helen recently paid me a visit.

2. trip, stop, stay, break, tour, holiday, vacation (informal), stopover, sojourn, awayday the Pope's visit to Canada

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

Translations

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

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

2. (= stay with) [+ person] → visitar, pasar un tiempo con; (= stay in) [+ town, area] → visitar, pasar un tiempo en

3. (frm) (= inflict, afflict) to visit a punishment on sb → castigar a algn con algo, mandar un castigo a algn
they were visited with the plague (archaic) → sufrieron el azote de la peste
the sins of the fathers are visited on the children → los hijos sufren los pecados de los padres

C. VI

1. (= make a visit) → hacer una visita; (= make visits) → hacer visitas
they always visit when they're in town → siempre nos hacen una visita cuando vienen a la ciudad
she has promised to visit next year → ha prometido venir de visita el año que viene
to go visiting → hacer visitas

2. (US) to visit with sb (= go and see) → visitar a algn; (= chat with) → charlar con algn

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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

(= 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

(to doctor, dentist) → visite m

vt

[+ person] → rendre visite à

[+ place] → visiter
We'd like to visit the castle → Nous voudrions visiter le château.

[+ website] → visiter

[+ doctor, dentist, lawyer] → consulter

visit with

vt (US) [+ person] → passer voir

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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

(= go and stay with) → besuchen, aufsuchen (geh)

(= inspect) → inspizieren, besichtigen, besuchen; to visit the scene of the crime (Jur) → den Tatort besichtigen

(Bibl) sins → heimsuchen (→ upon an +dat, → über +acc)

vi

(= call in) → einen Besuch machen; come and visit some time → komm mich mal besuchen; I’m only visiting here → ich bin nur auf Besuch hier

(US inf: = chat) → schwatzen, ein Schwätzchen halten

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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

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

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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

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

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visit

v visit [ˈvizit]

1 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. besoek يَزور посещавам navštívit besøge; se besuchen επισκέπτομαι visitar külastama دیدار کردن vierailla visiter לְבַקֵר देखने जाना posjetiti meglátogat mengunjungi heimsækja visitare 訪問する 방문하다 aplankyti apciemot; apmeklēt melawat bezoeken besøke, avlegge et besøk odwiedzać visitar a vizita навещать; посещать navštíviť obiskati posetiti besöka มาเยือน ziyaret etmek 探望，訪問 відвідувати; оглядати زيارت کرنا đến thăm 探望，访问

2 to stay in (a place) or with (a person) for a time Many birds visit (Britain) only during the summer months. besoek يَمْكُث، يأتي إلى навестявам pobývat, zdržovat se besøge aufsuchen μένω σε κπ. ή κάπου για ένα διάστημα visitar, ir viibima سر زدن؛ رفتن vierailla séjourner (à/chez) לְהִתאַרֵח आगमन posjetiti látogatást tesz (vkinél, vhol) tinggal sementara dvelja(st) visitare 滞在する (남의) 집에 (손님으로서) 체재하다 lankyti(s) (īslaicīgi) uzturēties mengunjungi bezoeken besøke, dvele przebywać w visitar a sta (la/cu) останавливаться; наведываться zdržiavať sa biti na obisku posetiti komma till, hälsa på แวะเยี่ยม bir yerde bir süre kalmak 短暫停留 бувати; тимчасово знаходитися ٹھہرنا ở chơi 短期逗留

n

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. besoek زيارَه посещение návštěva besøg der Besuch επίσκεψη visita külastus سر زدن؛ بازدید کردن vierailu visite בִּיקוּר मुलाकात posjet látogatás kunjungan heimsókn visita 訪問 방문 ap(si)lankymas, viešnagė vizīte; apciemojums; apmeklējums melawat; mengunjungi bezoek besøk, visitt pobyt, wizyta visita vizită визит; посещение návšteva obisk poseta besök, visit แวะเยี่ยม ziyaret 訪問 відвідування; поїздка زيارت، سير sự viếng thăm, sự ở chơi 访问

n visitor

a person who visits, socially or professionally I'm expecting visitors from America; We're having visitors next week. besoeker زائِر посетител návštěvník, -ice gæst; besøgende der/die Besucher(in) επισκέπτης visita, invitado külaline ملاقات کننده؛ بازدید کننده vierailija visiteur/-euse אוֹרֵח, מְבֵקֵר भेंट करने वाला posjetitelj látogató tamu gestur, aðkomumaður visitatore, visitatrice 訪問客 방문객 lankytojas, svečias viesis; apmeklētājs pelawat bezoeker gjest, besøk(ende) gość visita vizi­tator посетитель, гость návštevník, -čka gost; obiskovalec posetilac besökare, besök ผู้เยี่ยมเยือน ziyaretçi 造訪者 відвідувач, гість زائر، ملاقاتي khách du lịch 访问者，来宾

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visit → زيارة, يَزْور 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