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visit   (TTS Sound)

The noun visit has 5 senses

• visit -- (the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit")


• 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")


• visit -- (the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection))


• visit -- (the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist")


• sojourn, visit -- (a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest))

The verb visit has 8 senses

• visit, see -- (go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning")


• travel to, visit -- (go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?")


• visit, call in, call -- (pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens")


• visit, inspect -- (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 -- (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 -- (talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze")


• visit -- (stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month")


• visit -- (assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly")