visit visit

noun

( ) the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time  ( visit )
the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
 he dropped by for a visit
he dropped by for a visit

( ) a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice  ( 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
he scheduled a visit to the dentist

( ) the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)  ( visit )
the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)

a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)  ( sojourn, visit )
a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)

the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity  ( visit )
the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
 a visit to the dentist
a visit to the dentist

verb

( ) go to see a place, as for entertainment  ( see, visit )
go to see a place, as for entertainment
 We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning
We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning

( ) go to certain places as for sightseeing  ( travel to, visit )
go to certain places as for sightseeing
 Did you ever visit Paris?
Did you ever visit Paris?

( ) pay a brief visit  ( call, call in, visit )
pay a brief visit
 The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens
The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens

( ) come to see in an official or professional capacity  ( inspect, visit )
come to see in an official or professional capacity
 The governor visited the prison
The governor visited the prison
 The grant administrator visited the laboratory
The grant administrator visited the laboratory

( ) impose something unpleasant  ( bring down, impose, inflict, visit )
impose something unpleasant
 The principal visited his rage on the students
The principal visited his rage on the students

( ) talk socially without exchanging too much information  ( chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit )
talk socially without exchanging too much information
 the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze

assail  ( visit )
assail
 He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly
He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly

stay with as a guest  ( visit )
stay with as a guest
 Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month
Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month