visit

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[edit] English

Most common English words: immediately « trees « filled « #637: visit » follow » chance » happened

[edit] Etymology

From Latin vīsitō, frequentative of vīsō (“‘behold, survey’”), from videō (“‘see’”).

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to visit

Third person singular
visits

Simple past
visited

Past participle
visited

Present participle
visiting

to visit (third-person singular simple present visits, present participle visiting, simple past and past participle visited)

  1. (transitive) To go and meet (a person) or see (a place).
  2. (transitive) To inflict (a punishment etc.)
  3. (transitive) To avenge (an offense) by inflicting a punishment etc.
  4. (intransitive) To make a visit.
    I'm just visiting for the day.

[edit] Translations

to go and meet or see
to inflict — see inflict
to avenge — see avenge
to make a visit

[edit] Noun

Singular
visit

Plural
visits

visit (plural visits)

  1. A single act of visiting.
  2. (medicine, insurance) A meeting with a doctor at their surgery or the doctor's at one's home.

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single act of visiting
meeting with a doctor
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