Etymology : Middle English, from Old French visiter, from Latin visitare, freq. of visere to go to see, frequentative of vidEre to see
Pronunciation : vi-z&t
Function : verb
Date : 13th century
1. temporary stay somewhere; instance of spending time with a person or group of people; inspection. stay somewhere temporarily; spend time with a person or group of people; make an official inspection. visit\vis"it\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. visited; p. pr. & vb. n. visiting.] [f. visiter, l. visitare, fr. visere to go to see, to visit, fr. videre, visum to see:
see vision.].
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. (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.visit \vis"it\ , v. i. to make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.visit \vis"it\, n. [cf. f. visite. see:
visit, v. t., and cf. visite.].
5. 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.
6. the act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee or inspector.
7. ziyaret.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.
12. 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.
13. The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee or inspector. the act of going to see:
some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist" the act of visiting in an official capacity the act of going to see:
some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit" a meeting arranged by the visitor to see:
someone for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a visit to the dentist" assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly" come to see:
in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory" pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see:
the Eiffel Tower in the morning" stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month".
14. 1. If you visit someone, you go to see:
them and spend time with them. He wanted to visit his brother in Worcester Bill would visit on weekends. Visit is also a noun. Helen had recently paid him a visit.
15. If you visit a place, you go there for a short time. He'll be visiting four cities including Cagliari in Sardinia Caroline visited all the big stores. a visiting truck driver. Visit is also a noun. I paid a visit to my local print shop.
16. If you visit a website, you look at it. For details visit our website at www.cobuild.collins.co.uk.
17. If you visit a professional person such as a doctor or lawyer, you go and see:
them in order to get professional advice. If they visit you, they come to see:
you in order to give you professional advice. If necessary the patient can then visit his doctor for further advice = see:
Visit is also a noun. You may have regular home visits from a neonatal nurse.
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