Etymology: (1175–1225; ME (v.) (< OF visiter) < L vīsitāre, freq. of vīsere to go to see, itself freq. of vidēre to see)
Definition of 'Visit'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)visit the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time "he dropped by for a visit"
2. (noun)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"
3. (noun)visit the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
4. (noun)visit the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity "a visit to the dentist"
5. (verb)sojourn, visit a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
6. (verb)visit, see go to see a place, as for entertainment "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"
7. (verb)travel to, visit go to certain places as for sightseeing "Did you ever visit Paris?"
8. (verb)visit, call in, call pay a brief visit "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"
9. (verb)visit, inspect come to see in an official or professional capacity "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"
10. (verb)inflict, bring down, visit, impose impose something unpleasant "The principal visited his rage on the students"
11. (verb)chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit talk socially without exchanging too much information "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
12. (verb)visit stay with as a guest "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month"
13. (verb)visit assail "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"
1. (verb)visit to go somewhere to spend time with someone who is there They visited her in the hospital.; We were visiting my aunt in Boston.
2. visit to go somewhere to spend a short time there I plan to visit as many cities as possible.
3. (noun)visit an occasion when sb visits a person or place a visit to the zoo; We had a surprise visit from Will this weekend.; I promised to pay her a visit next time.
Definition of 'Visit'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)Visit 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
2. (verb)Visit 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
3. (verb)Visit 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
5. (verb)Visit 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
Definitions of Visit 
Afrikaans: besoek
Arabic: يَزور
Bulgarian: посещавам
Brazilian: visitar
Czech: navštívit
German: besuchen
Danish: besøge; se
Greek: επισκέπτομαι
Spanish: visitar
Estonian: külastama
Farsi: دیدار کردن
Finnish: vierailla
French: visiter
Hebrew: לְבַקֵר
Hindi: देखने जाना
Croatian: posjetiti
Hungarian: meglátogat
Indonesian: mengunjungi
Icelandic: heimsækja
Italian: visitare
Japanese: 訪問する
Korean: 방문하다
Lithuanian: aplankyti
Latvian: apciemot; apmeklēt
Malay: melawat
Dutch: bezoeken
Norwegian: besøke, avlegge et besøk
Polish: odwiedzać
Persian: دیدار کردن
Pashto: پوښتنې ته تلل، ملاقات كول
Portuguese: visitar
Romanian: a vizita
Russian: навещать; посещать
Slovak: navštíviť
Slovenian: obiskati
Serbian: posetiti
Swedish: besöka
Thai: มาเยือน
Turkish: ziyaret etmek
Taiwanese: 探望，訪問
Ukrainian: відвідувати; оглядати
Urdu: زيارت کرنا
Vietnamese: đến thăm
Chinese: 探望，访问
