Meaning of 'visit'
Meaning of 'visit' (Webster Dictionary)
- To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting
relations; to practice calling on others. - To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship,
business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as, the physician
visits his patient.
- To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to inspect; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent visits persons or works under his charge.
- To come to for the purpose of chastising, rewarding, comforting; to come upon with reward or retribution; to appear before or judge; as, to visit in mercy; to visit one in wrath.
- The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a physician.
- The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee or inspector.
- To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to inspect; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent visits persons or works under his charge.
- To come to for the purpose of chastising, rewarding, comforting; to come upon with reward or retribution; to appear before or judge; as, to visit in mercy; to visit one in wrath.
- The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a physician.
- The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee or inspector.
Meaning of 'visit' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
- the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
Example in sentence:
- a visit to the dentist
Meaning (2):
- the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
- the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
Example in sentence:
- he dropped by for a visit
Meaning (3):
- a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice
- a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice
Example in sentence:
- he scheduled a visit to the dentist
Meaning (4):
- go to certain places as for sightseeing
- go to certain places as for sightseeing
Example in sentence:
- Did you ever visit Paris?
Meaning (5):
- stay with as a guest
- stay with as a guest
Example in sentence:
- Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month
Meaning (6):
- assail
- assail
Example in sentence:
- He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly
Meaning (7):
- come to see in an official or professional capacity
- come to see in an official or professional capacity
Example in sentence:
- The governor visited the prison;
- The grant administrator visited the laboratory
Meaning (8):
- pay a brief visit
- pay a brief visit
Example in sentence:
- The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens
Meaning (9):
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
Example in sentence:
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
Meaning (10):
- impose something unpleasant
- impose something unpleasant
Example in sentence:
- The principal visited his rage on the students
Meaning (11):
- go to see a place, as for entertainment
- go to see a place, as for entertainment
Example in sentence:
- We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning
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