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V0122300 (vĭz′ĭt)v. vis·it·ed, vis·it·ing, vis·its v.tr.1. a. To go to see or spend time with (someone); call on socially: visit friends.b. To go to see in order to aid or console: visit the sick and dying.c. To stay with (someone) as a guest.d. To go to see in an official or professional capacity: visited the dentist; a priest visiting his parishioners.2. a. To go to see or spend time at (a place) with a certain intent: visit a museum; visited London.b. To access (a website).3. To occur to or occupy the mind of: was visited by a bizarre thought.4. To consider or discuss: Has she visited that topic on her blog?5. a. To afflict or assail: A plague visited the village.b. To inflict or impose: In the Bible, God visits his wrath on the sinful.c. Archaic To inflict punishment on or for; avenge: The sins of the ancestors were visited on their descendants.v.intr.1. To make a visit.2. Informal To converse or chat: Stay and visit with me for a while.n.1. The act or an instance of visiting a person or place.2. A stay or sojourn as a guest.

[Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitāre, frequentative of vīsere, to want to see, go to see, from vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

visit

(ˈvɪzɪt) vb, -its, -iting or -ited1. to go or come to see (a person, place, etc)2. to stay with (someone) as a guest3. to go or come to (an institution, place, etc) for the purpose of inspecting or examining4. (tr) (of a disease, disaster, etc) to assail; afflict5. (tr; foll by upon or on) to inflict (punishment, etc): the judge visited his full anger upon the defendant. 6. archaic (usually foll by: with) to afflict or plague (with punishment, etc)7. (often foll by with) informal US and Canadian to chat or converse (with someone)n8. the act or an instance of visiting9. a stay as a guest10. a professional or official call11. a formal call for the purpose of inspection or examination12. (Law) international law the right of an officer of a belligerent state to stop and search neutral ships in war to verify their nationality and ascertain whether they carry contraband: the right of visit and search. 13. informal US and Canadian a friendly talk or chat[C13: from Latin vīsitāre to go to see, from vīsere to examine, from vidēre to see] ˈvisitable adj

vis•it

(ˈvɪz ɪt)

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 visited London in 1665. 5. to inflict, as punishment, vengeance, etc. (often fol. by on or upon). 6. to cause trouble, suffering, etc., to: to visit one with sorrows. 7. to access, as a Web site. v.i. 8. to make a visit. 9. to talk or chat casually. 10. to inflict punishment. n. 11. the act of or an instance of visiting: a long visit. 12. a chat or talk. 13. a call paid to a person, family, etc. 14. a stay or sojourn as a guest. 15. an official inspection or examination. 16. the boarding by a naval officer onto a neutral vessel to determine if it is carrying contraband. [1175–1225; Middle English (v.) (< Old French visiter) < Latin vīsitāre, frequentative of vīsere to go to see, itself frequentative of vidēre to see] vis′it•a•ble, adj.

visit

, visitation - A visit is an instance of visiting; a visitation is an act of visiting, and carries the connotation of an unexpected or undesired occurrence.See also related terms for unexpected.

visit

1. used as a verb

If you visit a place, you go there for a short time.

He had arranged to visit a number of museums in Paris.She'll visit four cities on her trip.

If you visit someone, you go to see them at their home or where they are staying, or you stay with them there for a short time.

She visited some of her relatives for a few days.When my dad was in hospital, I visited him every day.

You can also visit a professional person such as a doctor or lawyer, in order to get treatment or advice.

He persuaded me to visit a doctor.You might need to visit a solicitor before thinking seriously about divorce.

Some American speakers use visit with instead of 'visit'.

She wanted to visit with her family for a few weeks.

However, in American English, to visit with someone you know well usually means to chat to them.

You and I could visit with each other undisturbed.2. used as a noun

Visit is also a noun. You can make a visit to a place or pay a visit to someone.

He made a visit to the prison that day.It was after nine o'clock, too late to pay a visit to Sally.

Be Careful!
Don't say that someone 'does a visit'.

visit

Past participle: visited
Gerund: visiting

Imperative
visit
visit

Present
I visit
you visit
he/she/it visits
we visit
you visit
they visit

Preterite
I visited
you visited
he/she/it visited
we visited
you visited
they visited

Present Continuous
I am visiting
you are visiting
he/she/it is visiting
we are visiting
you are visiting
they are visiting

Present Perfect
I have visited
you have visited
he/she/it has visited
we have visited
you have visited
they have visited

Past Continuous
I was visiting
you were visiting
he/she/it was visiting
we were visiting
you were visiting
they were visiting

Past Perfect
I had visited
you had visited
he/she/it had visited
we had visited
you had visited
they had visited

Future
I will visit
you will visit
he/she/it will visit
we will visit
you will visit
they will visit

Future Perfect
I will have visited
you will have visited
he/she/it will have visited
we will have visited
you will have visited
they will have visited

Future Continuous
I will be visiting
you will be visiting
he/she/it will be visiting
we will be visiting
you will be visiting
they will be visiting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been visiting
you have been visiting
he/she/it has been visiting
we have been visiting
you have been visiting
they have been visiting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been visiting
you will have been visiting
he/she/it will have been visiting
we will have been visiting
you will have been visiting
they will have been visiting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been visiting
you had been visiting
he/she/it had been visiting
we had been visiting
you had been visiting
they had been visiting

Conditional
I would visit
you would visit
he/she/it would visit
we would visit
you would visit
they would visit

Past Conditional
I would have visited
you would have visited
he/she/it would have visited
we would have visited
you would have visited
they would have visited

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	visit - the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"visitation - an official visit for inspection or supervision; "the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"; "the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese"site visit - a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprisecall - a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers"; "the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence"visiting - the activity of making visits; "the purpose was to promote homes, clubs, visiting, and other services"coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
	2.	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"get together, meeting - a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room"
	3.	visit - the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"flying visit - a visit that last for only a very short time; "he wanted to hear all about my flying visit to his old stamping grounds"
	4.	visit - the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"call - a visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer"coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
	5.	visit - a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)sojournstay - continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
Verb	1.	visit - go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"seetour - make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"see - go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"take in - visit for entertainment; "take in the sights"
	2.	visit - go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?"travel tojaunt, travel, trip - make a trip for pleasuresightsee - visit famous or interesting sightsfrequent, haunt - be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet"
	3.	visit - pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"call in, callget together, meet - get together socially or for a specific purposecall - make a stop in a harbour; "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow"see - go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"see - go to see for a social visit; "I went to see my friend Mary the other day"come by, drop by, drop in - visit informally and spontaneously; "We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee"
	4.	visit - come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"inspect
	5.	visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"inflict, impose, bring downcommunicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"dictate, prescribe, order - issue commands or orders forobtrude, intrude - thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"clamp - impose or inflict forcefully; "The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital"give - inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years"foist - to force onto another; "He foisted his work on me"
	6.	visit - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"chew the fat, chitchat, chit-chat, claver, confab, chat, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, confabulate, gossip, chaffer, chatterconverse, discourse - carry on a conversationjawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze - talk idly or casually and in a friendly way
	7.	visit - stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month"abide, bide, stay - dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
	8.	visit - assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"afflict, smite - cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"

visit

verb1. call on, go to see, drop in on (informal), stay at, stay with, stop by, spend time with, look someone up, go see (U.S.), pay a visit to, be the guest of, call in on, pop in on (informal), pay a call on I want to visit my relatives in Scotland.2. stay in, see, tour, explore, take in (informal), holiday in, go to see, stop by, spend time in, vacation in (U.S.), stop over in He'll be visiting four cities, including Cagliari in Sardinia.3. (Old-fashioned) afflict, attack, smite, trouble, haunt, befall, assail, descend upon a house of sickness or infection, such as one visited by the plaguenoun1. call, social call Helen recently paid me a visit.2. trip, stop, stay, break, tour, holiday, vacation (informal), stopover, sojourn, awayday the Pope's visit to Canadavisit something on or upon someone (usually passive) inflict on, execute, impose on, wreak on, bring down upon the sufferings visited on the people by the country's regime

visit

verb1. To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize:call, come by, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, pop in, run in, see, stop (by or in).Idiom: pay a visit.2. To remain as a guest or lodger:lodge, sojourn, stay.3. Informal. To engage in spoken exchange:chat, confabulate, converse, discourse, speak, talk.Informal: confab.4. To cause to undergo or bear (something unwelcome or damaging, for example):impose, inflict, play, wreak.noun1. An act or an instance of going or coming to see another:call, look-in, visitation.2. A remaining in a place as a guest or lodger:sojourn, stay.

Translations

访问探望短期逗留

visit

(ˈvizit) verb1. to go to see (a person or place). We visited my parents at the weekend; They visited the ruins at Pompeii while they were on holiday. 探望，访问 2. to stay in (a place) or with (a person) for a time. Many birds visit (Britain) only during the summer months.短期逗留 noun an act of going to see someone or something for pleasure, socially, professionally etc, or going to stay for a time. We went on a visit to my aunt's; the children's visit to the museum.访问ˈvisitor noun a person who visits, socially or professionally. I'm expecting visitors from America; We're having visitors next week. 访问者，来宾

visit

→ 访问zhCN

What can we visit in the area? → 本地区有哪些观光景点？
What sights can you visit here? → 这儿有哪些观光景点？
We'd like to visit ... → 我们想参观...
Do we have time to visit the town? → 我们有时间去城里逛逛吗？
Can we visit the castle? → 我们可以参观城堡吗？
Can we visit the gardens? → 我们可以参观花园吗？
Can we visit the church? → 我们可以参观教堂吗？
Can you visit ... in a wheelchair? → 能够乘坐轮椅走访...吗？

visit

flying visit

An exceptionally brief visit. We went for a flying visit to my mother's house before continuing on our way to the beach.See also: flying, visit

pop by (for a visit)

To come somewhere, usually a person's home or residence, for a brief or casual visit. Hey, if you're free this Saturday, why don't you pop by for a visit? I'd love to show you the new truck I bought. You and your girlfriend should pop by sometime. We could grab some dinner or go out for some drinks.See also: by, pop

pop over (for a visit)

To come somewhere, usually a person's home or residence, for a brief or casual visit. Hey, if you're free this Saturday, why don't you pop over for a visit? I'd love to show you the new truck I bought. You and your girlfriend should pop over sometime. We could grab some dinner or go out for some drinks.See also: over, pop

check out the plumbing

euphemism To urinate or defecate; to go the bathroom. I'll be right back—I just have to check out the plumbing.See also: check, out, plumbing

pop in (for a visit)

To come somewhere, usually a person's home, for a brief or casual visit. Hey, if you're free this Saturday, why don't you pop in for a visit? I'd love to show you the new truck I bought. If you're ever in town, you and your girlfriend should pop in. I just need to pop in at the office to see Cheryl, but I won't be staying all day.See also: pop

pay (someone or something) a visit

To visit someone or something. We need to pay Grandma a visit and see how her trip to Florida was.See also: pay, visit

visit (something) on (one)

To cause or force one to undergo or experience some punishment, misfortune, or burden. Often used in passive constructions. The financial crash visited utter ruin on the economies of countries around the world. The villagers believed a curse had been visited on them by a traveler who had passed through a week prior.See also: on, visit

visit (something) upon (one)

To cause or force one to undergo or experience some punishment, misfortune, or burden. Often used in passive constructions. The financial crash visited utter ruin upon the economies of countries around the world. The villagers believed a curse had been visited upon them by a traveler who had passed through a week prior.See also: upon, visit

visit with (one)

To spend free time with one chatting, conversing, or catching up. I know your grandmother would appreciate it if you went over and visited with her for a few hours. The movie star visited with the young fan in his hospital room ahead of the major surgery to treat his spina bifida.See also: visit

visiting fireman

A visitor to some place or organization who is given preferential treatment due to their perceived importance, influence, or inclination to spend large sums of money. The district attorney was something of a visiting fireman in the office today, with everyone bending over backwards for her at every possible turn. The world-famous rapper is always treated like a visiting fireman when he comes to the casino, given the very finest food, drink, and entertainment while he spends enormous sums at the tables.See also: visit

visit Mrs. Murphy

euphemism, old-fashioned To go to the bathroom to use the toilet. Excuse me, I need to visit Mrs. Murphy for a moment. A: "Where's John?" B: "He just had to visit Mrs. Murphy, should be back soon."See also: Murphy, visit

visiting Mrs. Murphy

euphemism, old-fashioned Going to the bathroom to use the toilet. Excuse me, I'm just visiting Mrs. Murphy for a moment. A: "Where's John?" B: "He's visiting Mrs. Murphy, should be back soon."See also: Murphy, visit

pop around (for a visit)

To come somewhere, usually a person's home or residence, for a brief or casual visit. Hey, if you're free this Saturday, why don't you pop around for a visit? I'd love to show you the new truck I bought. You and your girlfriend should pop around sometime. We could grab some dinner or go out for some drinks.See also: around, pop

pop down

To go someplace very quickly or briefly that is either on a lower level or is some indeterminate distance away. I need to pop down to the store for some milk—do we need anything else? We just moved in on the floor below—you should pop down sometime! We were in this part of town, so I thought we'd pop down for a visit.See also: down, pop

check out the plumbing

Euph. to go to the bathroom. (The order is fixed.) I think I'd better check out the plumbing before we get on the highway.See also: check, out, plumbing

pay a call

Euph. to go to the toilet; to leave to go to the toilet. (See also someone">pay a call on someone.) Excuse me. I have to pay a call. Tom left to pay a call. He should be back soon.See also: call, pay

pay (someone or something) a visit

and pay a visit to someone or somethingto visit someone or something. Bill paid a visit to his aunt in Seattle. Please pay a visit to our house whenever you are in town.See also: pay, visit

pop down (for a visit)

to come or go to someone's home that is downstairs or in a place on a lower level. You simply must pop down for a visit whenever you get a chance. I'll try to pop down tomorrow evening after dinner.See also: down, pop

visit from the stork

Fig. a birth. (According to legend, babies are brought to their parents by a stork.) I hear that Maria is expecting a visit from the stork. The young couple had a visit from the stork.See also: stork, visit

visit something (up)on someone

Fig. to inflict something upon someone. (Stilted. Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) The FBI visited a plague of investigations on the mayor's staff. The storm visited disaster on the little village.See also: on, visit

visit the plumbing

Euph. to go to the bathroom. I think I'd better visit the plumbing before we go. I want you kids to visit the plumbing before we get in the car.See also: plumbing, visit

visit with someone

to pay a social call on someone. I would like to come by and visit with you for a while. I will enjoy visiting with you.See also: visit

pay a call

Also, pay a visit; pay one's respects. Make a short visit, especially as a formal courtesy or for business reasons. For example, Bill asked her to pay a call to his ex-mother-in-law, or Each salesman was told to pay a visit to every new doctor in town, or We went to the wake to pay our respects. Also see call on, def. 2. See also: call, pay

pay a call

go to the lavatory. euphemisticSee also: call, pay

visiting fireman

a visitor to an organization given especially cordial treatment on account of their importance. USSee also: visit

a ˌflying ˈvisit

a very brief visit: The Prime Minister paid a flying visit to Brussels this afternoon.See also: flying, visit

pay somebody/something a visit

pay a visit to somebody/something

visit somebody/something: I think it’s time we paid Jo a visit, don’t you?See also: pay, somebody, something, visit

visit on

or visit uponv. To inflict something punishing or burdensome on someone or something. Used chiefly in the passive: A plague was visited on the village.See also: on, visit

visit with

v. To converse or chat with someone: Come over and visit with me for a while.See also: visit

check out the plumbing

and visit the plumbing tv. to go to the bathroom. I think I’d better check out the plumbing before we go. Excuse me. I need to visit the plumbing. See also: check, out, plumbing

visit the plumbing

verbSee check out the plumbingSee also: plumbing, visit

pay a call

tv. to go to the toilet; to leave to go to the toilet. (see also call of nature, nature’s call.) Excuse me. I have to pay a call. See also: call, pay

visit from Flo

(...ˈflo) n. a menstrual period. (see also Aunt Flo.) I am expecting a visit from Flo, but she seems late. See also: Flo, visit

visit from the stork

n. the birth of a baby. The last visit from the stork was in March. See also: stork, visit

visiting fireman

n. someone paying a visit to observe one’s workplace. We have a couple of visiting firemen coming today. See also: visit

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pop in (for a visit)

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pop around (for a visit)

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verb call on

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verb stay in

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verb afflict

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noun call

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noun trip

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phrase visit something on or upon someone

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verb to go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize

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verb to remain as a guest or lodger

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verb to engage in spoken exchange

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