visit

CEFRA1

/ˈvɪzɪt/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To go to a person or place for a short time.

  2. 02

    noun

    A short stay at a person or place.

Examples

  • I'll give you a call before I visit you.

  • My parents are coming to visit me next week.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. Of God: to appear to (someone) to comfort, bless, or chastise or punish them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)

  2. To go and meet (a person) as an act of friendliness or sociability.

  3. To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)

More examples

In context

  • Why don't you come visit us?

  • Next time you're in Manchester, give me a visit.

  • She decided to visit her grandparents for Christmas.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitō, frequentative of vīsō (“behold, survey”), from videō (“see”). Cognate with Old Saxon wīsōn (“to visit, afflict”), archaic German weisen (“to visit, afflict”). Displaced native Old English sēċan (“to visit”) and sōcn (“a visit”). The noun is from French visite or the verb. Doublet of visite.