visit meaning and definition

VISIT noun

Definition of visit (noun)

1. the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
   • "he dropped by for a visit"
2. 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"
3. the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
4. the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
   • "a visit to the dentist"
5. a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)
   • synonyms: sojourn

VISIT verb

Definition of visit (verb)

1. go to see a place, as for entertainment
   • "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"
   • synonyms: see
2. go to certain places as for sightseeing
   • "Did you ever visit Paris?"
   • synonyms: travel to
3. pay a brief visit
   • "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"
   • synonyms: call, call in
4. come to see in an official or professional capacity
   • "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"
   • synonyms: inspect
5. impose something unpleasant
   • "The principal visited his rage on the students"
   • synonyms: bring down, impose, inflict
6. talk socially without exchanging too much information
   • "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
   • synonyms: chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chitchat, chit-chat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze
7. stay with as a guest
   • "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month"
8. assail
   • "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"