visiting

vis·it

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.

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[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.]

visiting

(ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ) adjin a place for a short time in order to do something

Thesaurus

Noun

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visiting - the activity of making visits; "the purpose was to promote homes, clubs, visiting, and other services"visit - the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"

Translations

visitante

• I'm here visiting friends → 我是来探望朋友的
• When are visiting hours? → 几点钟是探视时间？