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Meaning of "visit" in the English dictionary

Etymology of the word visit, pronunciation of visit, grammatical category of visit.

See the conjugation of the verb visit in English .

WHAT DOES VISIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of visit in the english dictionary.

The first definition of visit in the dictionary is to go or come to see. Other definition of visit is to stay with as a guest. Visit is also to go or come to for the purpose of inspecting or examining.

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Definition of visit noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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Synonyms of visit

  • as in to see
  • as in to stay
  • as in to chat
  • as in to haunt
  • as in to call
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Thesaurus Definition of visit

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Synonyms & Similar Words

  • call (on or upon)
  • drop in (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • brush (aside or off)
  • cold - shoulder
  • hang (around or out)
  • shoot the breeze
  • chew the rag
  • talk a blue streak
  • chew the fat
  • resort (to)
  • stop (by or in)
  • stop (over)
  • camp (out in)
  • sojourn (at)
  • happen (by)

Thesaurus Definition of visit  (Entry 2 of 2)

  • get - together

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“Visit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visit. Accessed 31 Mar. 2024.

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noun as in social call upon another

Strongest matches

  • appointment

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verb as in be a guest of

Weak matches

  • come around
  • look around
  • pay a visit to

verb as in bother, haunt

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  • bring down on
  • descend upon

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verb as in come to a destination

  • drop anchor
  • make the scene
  • punch the clock

verb as in be present at

  • come to light
  • make an appearance

noun as in demand, announcement

  • solicitation
  • supplication

verb as in visit someone

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Example Sentences

You will have your beloved father back sooner than you think, and you can visit and communicate with him all the while.

He hasn't bothered to visit Iguala, the place where the students were abducted and killed.

From his purview, our visit and interest had brought excitement to him and his peers.

On May 9, which Moscow commemorates as World War II “Victory Day,” Klaus paid a highly visible visit to the Russian Embassy.

Both Prados have enough magic that, after you visit them, the whole world feels like their gift shop for a few hours.

When the women came, he was preparing to go to the west side for his daily visit with Mrs. Pruitt.

M'Bongo, the great chief of this neighbourhood, paid a ceremonial visit to my husband.

Levee: a ceremonious visit received by a distinguished person in the morning.

I really ought to visit my California estates, and I have always wanted to see that part of America.

In the spring of 1868 he was taken by his mother for a visit to England, and there, in the same year, his sister was born.

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