What does visit mean?
Definitions for visit
ˈvɪz ɪtvis·it
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word visit.
Princeton's WordNet
visit(noun)
the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
"he dropped by for a visit"
visit(noun)
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"
visit(noun)
the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
visit(noun)
the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
"a visit to the dentist"
sojourn, visit(verb)
a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
visit, see(verb)
go to see a place, as for entertainment
"We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"
travel to, visit(verb)
go to certain places as for sightseeing
"Did you ever visit Paris?"
visit, call in, call(verb)
pay a brief visit
"The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"
visit, inspect(verb)
come to see in an official or professional capacity
"The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"
inflict, bring down, visit, impose(verb)
impose something unpleasant
"The principal visited his rage on the students"
chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit(verb)
talk socially without exchanging too much information
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
visit(verb)
stay with as a guest
"Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month"
visit(verb)
assail
"He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"
Wiktionary
visit(Noun)
A single act of visiting.
visit(Noun)
A meeting with a doctor at their surgery or the doctor's at one's home.
visit(Verb)
Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort or bless them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
visit(Verb)
To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
visit(Verb)
To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.
visit(Verb)
To punish, to inflict harm upon (someone or something).
visit(Verb)
Of a sickness, misfortune etc.: to afflict (someone).
visit(Verb)
To inflict punishment, vengence for (an offense) on or upon someone.
visit(Verb)
To go to (a shrine, temple etc.) for worship. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
visit(Verb)
To go to (a place) for pleasure, on an errand, etc.
Origin: From visito, frequentative of viso, from video.
Webster Dictionary
Visit(verb)
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
Visit(verb)
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
Visit(verb)
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
Visit(verb)
to make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others
Visit(verb)
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
Visit(verb)
the act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee or inspector
Origin: [F. visiter, L. visitare, fr. visere to go to see, to visit, fr. videre, visum to see. See Vision.]
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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Visit
viz′it, v.t. to go to see or inspect: to attend: enter, appear in: to call on: (B.) to reward or punish.—v.i. to be in the habit of seeing or meeting each other: to keep up acquaintance.—n. act of visiting or going to see.—adjs. Vis′itable, subject to visitation: attractive to visitors; Vis′itant, paying visits, visiting.—n. one who visits: one who is a guest in the house of another: a migratory bird: one of an order of nuns founded by St Francis de Sales in 1610, also called Salesians, Order (also Nuns) of the Visitation—the order has done much in the education of young girls.—n. Visitā′tion, act of visiting: examination by authority: a dispensation, whether of divine favour or retribution: (rare) the object of a visit: the act of a naval commander in boarding the vessel of another state to ascertain her character and object: a visit of a herald to a district for the examination of its arms, pedigrees, &c.: an unusual and extensive irruption of a species of animals into another region: (eccles.) a festival to commemorate the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth, observed by the Roman and Greek Churches on 2d July.—adjs. Visitātō′rial, Visitō′rial.—n. Vis′iting, the act of paying visits: prompting, influence.—adj. that which visits.—ns. Vis′iting-book, a book recording the names of persons who have called or are to be called on; Vis′iting-card, a small card, on which the name, address, or title, may be printed, to be left in making calls or paying visits, and sometimes sent as an act of courtesy or in token of sympathy; Vis′iting-day, a day on which one is at home or ready to receive callers; Vis′itor, -er, one who visits, calls on, or makes a stay with a person: a person authorised to visit an institution to see that it is managed properly:—fem. Vis′itress.—Visitation of the sick, an office in the Anglican Church, used for the spiritual benefit of the sick, provision being also made for special confession and absolution. [Fr. visiter—L. visitāre, freq. of visĕre, to go to see, visit—vidēre, to see.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'visit' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1328
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'visit' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2525
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'visit' in Nouns Frequency: #430
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'visit' in Verbs Frequency: #197
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of visit in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of visit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of visit in a Sentence
That was a terrific visit.
Be not slow to visit the sick.
The visit definitely won't be easy.
President Buhari should visit Niger Delta.
There's great anticipation here for the visit.
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Translations for visit
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- زار, وفد, الْتم, زيارة, يزور, اعتمرArabic
- návštěva, navštívitCzech
- ymweldWelsh
- besøg, besøgeDanish
- Besuch, besuchenGerman
- επίσκεψη, επισκέπτομαιGreek
- vizitiEsperanto
- visita, visitarSpanish
- vierailu, käynti, käydä, vieraillaFinnish
- consultation, visite, visiterFrench
- tadhal, tadhailScottish Gaelic
- viaxeGalician
- ביקרHebrew
- पधारना, यात्राHindi
- այցելել, այց, այցելությունArmenian
- visitarInterlingua
- kunjungIndonesian
- vizitarIdo
- visitare, visitaItalian
- ביקורHebrew
- 訪問, 往訪, 訪ねる, 訪れるJapanese
- 방문하다Korean
- میوانیKurdish
- visito, viso, visitLatin
- посета, посетуваMacedonian
- lawatMalay
- besøkNorwegian
- bezoeken, opzoekenDutch
- besøk, gjesteNorwegian Nynorsk
- besøkeNorwegian
- wizytaPolish
- visita, consulta, visitarPortuguese
- watukuyQuechua
- визит, посещение, посетить, посещатьRussian
- pȍsjet, pòsjetitiSerbo-Croatian
- obiskatiSlovene
- besök, besöka, visitSwedish
- దర్శించు, సందర్శిమ్చు, చూడు, చూచు, సందర్శకుడుTelugu
- หา, เยี่ยมThai
- ziyaret etmek, ziyaretTurkish
- візит, візитаUkrainian
- thămVietnamese
- visitönVolapük
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