Visit Definition
vĭzĭt
visited, visiting, visits
verb
visited, visiting, visits
To go or come to see (someone) out of friendship or for social reasons.
Webster's New World
To stay with as a guest for a time.
Webster's New World
To go or come to (a place) in order to inspect or investigate.
Webster's New World
To go or come to see in a professional or business capacity.
To visit a doctor (or a patient)
Webster's New World
To go or come to for a time so as to make use of, look at, etc.
To visit an art gallery.
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noun
visits
The act or an instance of visiting.
Webster's New World
A stay or sojourn as a guest.
American Heritage
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Origin of Visit
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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 weid- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin vÄ«sitō, frequentative of vÄ«sō (“behold, survey"), from videō (“see").
From Wiktionary
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