Definition of visit. Meaning of visit. Synonyms of visit

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Definition of visit

Visit
Visit Vis"it, n. [Cf. F. visite. See Visit, v. t., and cf. Visite.] 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 (Internat. Law), the right of visitation. See Visitation, 4.
Visit
Visit Vis"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Visited; p. pr. & vb. n. Visiting.] [F. visiter, L. visitare, fr. visere to go to see, to visit, fr. videre, visum to see. See Vision.] 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. (Script.) 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.
Visit
Visit Vis"it, v. i. To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.

Meaning of visit from wikipedia

- Visit refer as go to see and spend time with socially. Look up visit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Visit may refer to: State visit, a formal visit...
- VisIt is an open-source interactive parallel visualization and graphical analysis tool for viewing scientific data. It can be used to visualize scalar...
- A conjugal visit is a scheduled period in which an inmate of a prison or jail is permitted to spend several hours or days in private with a visitor. The...
- The Visit may refer to: The Visit (1964 film), an adaptation of the Friedrich Dürrenmatt play starring Ingrid Bergman The Visit (1970 film), directed...
- A state visit is a formal visit by a head of state (or representative of a head of state) to a foreign country, at the invitation of the head of state...
- A doctor's visit, also known as a physician office visit or a consultation, or a ward round in an inpatient care context, is a meeting between a patient...
- A quinquennial visit ad limina, or simply an ad limina visit, is the required visit of Catholic residential diocesan bishops and certain prelates with...
- 1972 visit by Richard Nixon to China The 1972 visit by United States president Richard Nixon to the People's Republic of China was an important strategic...
- A Visit (French: Une visite) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Parissa Mohit and released in 2018. The film centres on a child visiting a...
- The Visit (German: Der Besuch der alten Dame, English: The Visit of the Old Lady) is a 1956 tragicomic play by Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt. An...