visit
noun
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a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)sojourn
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the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity“a visit to the dentist”
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the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
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the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time“We dropped by our friend's house for a visit.”
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a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone such as a doctor or lawyer for treatment or advice“I scheduled a visit to the dentist.”
verb
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assail or inflict“They were visited with a terrible illness that killed them quickly.”
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impose something unpleasant“The principal visited their rage on the students.”inflictimpose
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talk socially without exchanging too much informationchatjawconfabchitchatchit-chatgossipchatterconfabulatechew the fatshoot the breezechaffernatterclaver
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go to certain places as for sightseeing“Did you ever visit Paris?”travel to
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come to see in an official or professional capacity“The governor visited the prison”inspect
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pay a brief visitcall
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go to see a place, as for entertainmentsee
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stay with as a guest“Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month”