verb

visit

VIH-ziht

verb

To go and see a person or place, usually briefly.

"They visited her grandmother every Sunday afternoon."

"We're planning to visit Rome next spring."

To go somewhere on official business, such as an inspection.

"The health inspector visits the restaurant twice a year."

noun

An occasion of going to see a person or place.

"Her visit to the doctor confirmed it was nothing serious."

How to Use Visit

Learner’s notes

In 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

Word Forms

visited past tense, visit plural, visited plural, visits plural, visits singular, visit singular, visited singular, visitest singular, visitedst singular, visiteth singular

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Etymology

From Old French visiter, from Latin visito, "to go to see," from videre, "to see."

Rhymes for visit

revisit

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