| Noun | 1. | visit - the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"visitation - an official visit for inspection or supervision; "the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"; "the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese" site visit - a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise call - brief visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's visits to his parishioners"; "a visit to a dentist"; "the salesman's call on a customer" call - a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers" visiting - the activity of making visits; "visiting with the neighbors filled her afternoons" coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" | |
| 2. | 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"get together, meeting - a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my livingroom" | |
| 3. | visit - the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" | |
| 4. | visit - the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" | |
| 5. | visit - a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)stay - continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court" | |
| Verb | 1. | visit - visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"tour - make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer" see - go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" take in - visit for entertainment; "take in the sights" slum - visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity | |
| 2. | visit - go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?"sightsee - visit famous or interesting sights frequent, haunt - be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet" | |
| 3. | visit - pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"call - make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow" see - go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist" see - go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day" come by, drop by, drop in - visit informally and spontaneously; "We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee" | |
| 4. | visit - come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory" | |
| 5. | visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"obtrude, intrude - thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer" clamp - impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital" give - inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years" foist - to force onto another; "He foisted his work on me" | |
| 6. | visit - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"chew the fat, chitchat, claver, confab, chat, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, confabulate, gossip, chaffer, chatter | |
| 7. | visit - stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month"abide, bide, stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" | |
| 8. | visit - assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"afflict, smite - cause pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts terms used in advertisement" | |