VISIT | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of visit in English visitverb uk /ˈvɪz.ɪt/ us /ˈvɪz.ɪt/ Add to word list Add to word list A1 [ I or T ] to go to a place in order to look at it, or to a person in order to spend time with them: We visited a few galleries while we were in Prague. Will you visit me when I'm in hospital? When did you last visit the dentist/doctor? A2 [ T ] to go to a website on the internet

• I want to buy a little something to give to Val when I visit her in hospital.
• There are several places of interest to visit in the area.
• I've never been to Kenya, but I hope to visit it next year.
• I have clear memories of visiting my grandfather's farm as a child.
• He picked up malaria when he was visiting the country on business.

Visiting

• attraction
• beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
• been
• call (in) on someone phrasal verb
• call by phrasal verb
• drop
• exchange
• hang with someone
• hangout
• happen
• happen along/by (somewhere) phrasal verb
• haunt
• pay
• regular
• round
• sojourn
• state visit
• stay
• stomping ground
• stop by (somewhere) phrasal verb

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visit something on/upon someone visit with someone visitnoun [ C ] uk /ˈvɪz.ɪt/ us /ˈvɪz.ɪt/ B1 an occasion when you visit a place or person: We had a visit from the school inspector last week.flying visit I can't stop for a coffee - this is just a flying (= very short) visit.  pay a visit (also pay someone/something a visit) B2 to visit a person or place, usually for a short time: pay a visit to I think I'll pay a visit to the library while I'm in town. See more

• They received a visit from the police.
• My uncle paid us a surprise visit yesterday.
• He gave a talk about his visit to America.
• The timetable for our trip to Paris includes visits to Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.
• The president's official visit marks the start of a more relaxed relationship between the two countries.

Visiting

• attraction
• beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
• been
• call (in) on someone phrasal verb
• call by phrasal verb
• drop
• exchange
• hang with someone
• hangout
• happen
• happen along/by (somewhere) phrasal verb
• haunt
• pay
• regular
• round
• sojourn
• state visit
• stay
• stomping ground
• stop by (somewhere) phrasal verb

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visit | American Dictionary

visitverb [ I/T ] us /ˈvɪz·ɪt/ Add to word list Add to word list to go to a place in order to experience it, or to go to a person in order to spend time together: [ T ] We visited a few galleries while we were in New York. [ T ] When are we going to visit Grandma? [ I ] She’s not staying here – she’s just visiting for the afternoon.

visitor

noun [ C ] us /ˈvɪz·ɪ·t̬ər/ Every summer, this tiny fishing village receives thousands of visitors. (Definition of visit from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of visit

visit In addition to these stops, the royal itinerary suggests another six royal visits with a high degree of certainty. From the Cambridge English Corpus Among patient visits with reported hyperlipidemia, statins were used in 14% (8% 19%) of high-risk visits and 9% (5% 14%) of moderate-risk visits in 1992. From the Cambridge English Corpus He would encourage junior scientists, postdoctoral trainees, and faculty all those who had visited him over the years to think about using these tools. From the Cambridge English Corpus I subsequently visited six staff offices, but each underling called up the other on the telephone to purposely disrupt my questioning. From the Cambridge English Corpus To the best of my knowledge, students from the regular or vocational tracks never visited the lab. From the Cambridge English Corpus How many visits did be pay to the island? From the Cambridge English Corpus A community nurse was visiting her so that she wouldn't get too lonely and depressed. From the Cambridge English Corpus Many other botanists have also visited the remote and outlying islands during the period under discussion. From the Cambridge English Corpus The cost of therapy is approximately $1,000 per month with additional charges for laboratory testing and physician's visits. From the Cambridge English Corpus Five patients (4%) visited the primary care doctors within one week for failure to tolerate the initial antibiotics prescribed and persistent malaise. From the Cambridge English Corpus Controls were individuals who visited the outpatients departments of the same hospital and at the same period with the coronary patients for minor surgical operations. From the Cambridge English Corpus My own recollection of school visits amply bear out these differences. From the Cambridge English Corpus The couple were now enjoying a regular social life together, which included going to the cinema, walking, and visiting friends. From the Cambridge English Corpus We obtained information primarily through interviews with senior security managers and document analysis conducted during and after visits to the organizations we studied. From the Cambridge English Corpus We found this to be true for each of the case study organizations that we visited. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of visit These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with visit

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annual visitPostoperative treatment will depend on operative pathology and be determined by local protocol but will require a minimum of one annual visit for 5 years. From the Cambridge English Corpus   brief visitWhat is the justification for building accommodation for a very brief visit? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   courtesy visitWe all know how often a courtesy visit has averted serious danger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with visit What is the pronunciation of visit?

Translations of visit

in Chinese (Traditional) 參觀, 遊覽, 拜訪… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 参观, 游览, 拜访… See more in Spanish visitar, estar de visita, visita… See more in Portuguese visitar, visita, visita [feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian भेट, महाजालावरील संकेतस्थळाला भेट देणे.… See more （人）を訪ねる, ～を訪問する, （場所）を訪れる… See more ziyaret etmek, bulunmak, gezmek… See more rendre visite, être en visite, visiter… See more visitar, fer una visita (a), visita… See more bezoeken, bezoek, excursie… See more பார்ப்பதற்காக ஒரு இடத்திற்குச் செல்வது, அல்லது ஒருவருடன் நேரத்தை செலவிடுவதற்காக செல்வது, இணையத்தில் ஒரு வலைத்தளத்திற்கு செல்ல… See more भ्रमण करने या किसी को मिलने जाना, इंटरनेट पर किसी वेबसाइट पर जाना, (किसी स्थान का) दौरा (किसी व्यक्ति से) मिलना… See more મુલાકાત, ભેટ, મિલન… See more besøge, se, besøg… See more besöka, komma till, hälsa på… See more melawat, mengunjungi… See more besuchen, aufsuchen, der Besuch… See more besøke, besøk [neuter], avlegge et besøk… See more جانا, دیکھنا(کسی سے ملنے جانا), انٹرنیٹ پر ویب سائٹ دیکھنا… See more відвідувати, оглядати, бувати… See more కలవడం/చూడడం, ఇంటర్నెట్లో ఒక వెబ్సైట్ చూడడం, సందర్శన… See more অল্প সময়ের জন্য কারও সঙ্গে দেখা করতে অথবা কোনো জায়গা দেখতে যাওয়া, ইন্টারনেটে কোনো ওয়েবসাইটে যাওয়া, পরিদর্শন… See more navštívit, pobývat, zdržovat se… See more mengunjungi, tinggal sementara, kunjungan… See more มาเยือน, แวะเยี่ยม, การเยี่ยมเยือน… See more đến thăm, ở chơi, sự viếng thăm… See more odwiedzać, składać wizytę, odwiedziny… See more 방문하다, 가다, (인터넷 웹사이트를) 방문하다… See more andare/venire a trovare, visitare, visita… See more Need a translator?

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