Lexic.us

Definition of Visit

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. Verb. Go to see a place, as for entertainment. "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"

3. 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"

4. Verb. Go to certain places as for sightseeing. "Did you ever visit Paris?"

5. Noun. The act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection).

6. Verb. Pay a brief visit. "Sam cannot visit Sue "; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"

7. Noun. The act of going to see some person in a professional capacity. "A visit to the dentist"

8. Verb. Come to see in an official or professional capacity. "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"

9. Noun. A temporary stay (e.g., as a guest).

10. Verb. Impose something unpleasant. "The principal visited his rage on the students"

11. Verb. Talk socially without exchanging too much information. "Sam cannot visit Sue "; "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"

Definition of Visit

1. v. t. 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. v. i. To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.

3. n. 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.

4. v. t. 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.

5. v. i. To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.

6. n. 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.

Definition of Visit

1. Verb. (transitive) Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort or bless them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) (defdate from 13th c.) ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) (defdate from 13th c.) ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹

4. Verb. (context: transitive now rare) To punish, to inflict harm (term upon) (someone or something). (defdate from 14th c.) ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) Of a sickness, misfortune etc.: to afflict (someone). (defdate from 14th c.) ¹

6. Verb. (context: transitive) To inflict punishment, vengence for (an offense) (term on) or (term upon) someone. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To go to (a shrine, temple etc.) for worship. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) (defdate from 14th c.) ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To go to (a place) for pleasure, on an errand, etc. (defdate from 15th c.) ¹

9. Noun. A single act of visiting. ¹

10. Noun. (context: medicine insurance) A meeting with a doctor at their surgery or the doctor's at one's home. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Visit

1. to go or come to see someone or something [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Visit

1. 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. 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) Origin: F. Visiter, L. Visitare, fr. Visere to go to see, to visit, fr. Videre, visum to see. See Vision. 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. Right of visit, the right of visitation. See Visitation. Origin: Cf. F. Visite. See Visit, and cf. Visite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Visit

visionally visionaries visionarily visionariness visionarinesses visionary visioned visioner visioners visioning

visionist visionists visionless visions visionwise visit (current term) visit a spell visitability visitable visitant

visitants visitation visitation rights visitations visitatorial visite visited visitee visitees visiter

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