Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially.
- intransitive verb To go to see in order to aid or console.
- intransitive verb To stay with (someone) as a guest.
- intransitive verb To go to see in an official or professional capacity.
- intransitive verb To go to see or spend time at (a place) with a certain intent.
- intransitive verb To access (a website).
- intransitive verb To occur to or occupy the mind of.
- intransitive verb To consider or discuss.
- intransitive verb To afflict or assail.
- intransitive verb To inflict or impose.
- intransitive verb Archaic To inflict punishment on or for; avenge.
- intransitive verb To make a visit.
- intransitive verb Informal To converse or chat.
- noun The act or an instance of visiting a person or place.
- noun A stay or sojourn as a guest.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of visiting or going to see a person, place, or thing; a temporary residence in a locality or with some one as a guest; a call on a person or at a place.
- noun A formal or official call; a visitation.
- To go or come to see (a person or thing) in the way of friendship, business, curiosity, ceremony, or duty; call upon; proceed to in order to view or look on.
- To come or go to, in general; appear in or at; enter.
- To go or come to see for the purpose of inspection, supervision, examination, correction of abuses, or the like; examine; inspect.
- To afflict; overtake or come upon: said especially of diseases or calamities.
- In Scriptural phraseology: To send a judgment from heaven upon, whether for the purpose of chastising or afflicting, or of comforting or consoling; judge.
- To inflict punishment for (guilt) or upon (a person).
- To practise going to see others; keep up friendly intercourse by going to the houses of friends; make calls; stay with (another) as a guest.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.
- transitive verb To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship, business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon.
- transitive verb To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to inspect
- transitive verb (Script.) To come to for the purpose of chastising, rewarding, comforting; to come upon with reward or retribution; to appear before or judge
- noun 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
- noun The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation.
- noun (Internat. Law) the right of visitation. See
Visitation , 4.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A single act of
visiting . - noun medicine, insurance A
meeting with adoctor at theirsurgery or the doctor's at one'shome .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb go to see a place, as for entertainment
- noun the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
- noun the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
- verb come to see in an official or professional capacity
- verb assail
- verb pay a brief visit
- verb stay with as a guest
- noun the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
- verb go to certain places as for sightseeing
- noun a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
- noun a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice
- verb impose something unpleasant
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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According to WWD, on Wu's schedule for his visit is a radio interview with President Ma Ying-jeou, consulting on a condominium complex in Taipei and traveling to Beijing to fete his new eyeshadow collection with Shiseido.
Jason Wu On Being Recognized: 'Who Am I, Victoria Beckham?' The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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According to WWD, on Wu's schedule for his visit is a radio interview with President Ma Ying-jeou, consulting on a condominium complex in Taipei and traveling to Beijing to fete his new eyeshadow collection with Shiseido.
Jason Wu On Being Recognized: 'Who Am I, Victoria Beckham?' Hilary Moss 2010
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He admonished critics of the trip, which he called a visit by a long-time ally of Beijing.
Rights Group Criticizes China Invitation to Sudanese Leader 2011
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He admonished critics of the trip, which he called a visit by a long-time ally of Beijing.
Rights Group Criticizes China Invitation to Sudanese Leader 2011
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According to WWD, on Wu's schedule for his visit is a radio interview with President Ma Ying-jeou, consulting on a condominium complex in Taipei and traveling to Beijing to fete his new eyeshadow collection with Shiseido.
Jason Wu On Being Recognized: 'Who Am I, Victoria Beckham?' Hilary Moss 2010
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I have to agree that the habit of doing a massive and expensive cleanup of the area of a visit is appalling, especially considering that the conditions will return to normal in no time at all and there will be no further efforts, rather appalling.
Global Voices in English » Egypt: Will there be any action after Obama’s Talk? 2009
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The main reason for the visit is the beatification of Newman, the 19th century convert who was enormously influential in both the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church.
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We will work together to make sure your visit is as short as possible.
Your child's appointment with the Healthy Weight Clinic 2010
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If you are going south to the San Felipe area or beyond, a visit is always welcome.
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If you are going south to the San Felipe area or beyond, a visit is always welcome.
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