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1visit — [[t]vɪ̱zɪt[/t]] ♦ visits, visiting, visited 1) VERB If you visit someone, you go to see them and spend time with them. [V n] He wanted to visit his brother in Worcester... [V n] He was visited by an old friend from Iraq... Bill would visit on… …
2visit — 1. verb 1) I visited my dear uncle Syn: call on, pay a visit to, go to see, look in on; stay with; stop by, drop by; informal go see; pop in on, drop in on, look up 2) she never visits Syn: stop by …
3visit — 1. verb 1) I visited my uncle Syn: call on, go to see, look in on, stay with, holiday with, stop by, drop by; informal pop in on, drop in on, look up 2) Alex was visiting America Syn: stay in …
4visit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, fleeting (esp. BrE), flying (BrE), quick, short ▪ little ▪ I think it s time we paid him a little visit …
5visit — vis|it1 [ vızıt ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to go to see someone and spend some time with them: Lee wants to visit his mother in the hospital. I visit my family every year at Christmas. We only use this room when friends come to… …
6visit */*/*/ — I UK [ˈvɪzɪt] / US verb Word forms visit : present tense I/you/we/they visit he/she/it visits present participle visiting past tense visited past participle visited 1) [intransitive/transitive] to go and see someone and spend some time with them… …
7Visit of King George IV to Scotland — The 1822 visit of King George IV to Scotland was the first visit of a reigning monarch to Scotland since 1650. Government ministers had pressed the King to bring forward a proposed visit to Scotland, to divert him from diplomatic intrigue at the… …
8visit — /viz it/, v.t. 1. to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris. 2. to stay with as a guest. 3.… …
9visit*/*/*/ — [ˈvɪzɪt] verb I 1) [I/T] to go and see someone and spend some time with them I visit my family every year at Christmas.[/ex] We only use this room when friends come to visit.[/ex] 2) [T] to go to a place for a short period of time Have you… …
10visit — vis•it [[t]ˈvɪz ɪt[/t]] v. t. 1) to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time 2) to stay with as a guest 3) to go to for the purpose of official inspection or examination 4) to come upon; afflict: The plague… …
