visit Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
    • he dropped by for a visit
  2. 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
  3. noun the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
  4. noun the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
    • a visit to the dentist
  5. noun a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
    sojourn.
  6. verb go to see a place, as for entertainment
    see.
    • We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning
  7. verb go to certain places as for sightseeing
    travel to.
    • Did you ever visit Paris?
  8. verb pay a brief visit
    call; call in.
    • The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens
  9. verb come to see in an official or professional capacity
    inspect.
    • The governor visited the prison
    • The grant administrator visited the laboratory
  10. verb impose something unpleasant
    bring down; impose; inflict.
    • The principal visited his rage on the students
  11. verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
    shoot the breeze; chit-chat; chew the fat; confab; chitchat; jaw; claver; chaffer; chat; natter; gossip; chatter; confabulate.
    • the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
  12. verb stay with as a guest
    • Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month
  13. verb assail
    • He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly

WordNet

Vis"it transitive verb
Etymology
F. visiter, L. visitare, fr. visere to go to see, to visit, fr. videre, visum to see. See Vision.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Visited; present participle & verbal noun Visiting
Definitions
  1. 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. Specifically: 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. (Script.) 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.
    [God] hath visited and redeemed his people. Like i. 68.
Vis"it intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.
Vis"it noun
Etymology
Cf. F. visite. See Visit, v. t., and cf. Visite.
Definitions
  1. 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.
  2. The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee or inspector.

Webster 1913