Visit
['vɪzɪt]
Definition
(noun.) the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; 'a visit to the dentist'.
(noun.) the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection).
(noun.) the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; 'he dropped by for a visit'.
(noun.) 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'.
(verb.) assail; 'He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly'.
(verb.) come to see in an official or professional capacity; 'The governor visited the prison'; 'The grant administrator visited the laboratory'.
(verb.) pay a brief visit; 'The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens'.
(verb.) go to see a place, as for entertainment; 'We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning'.
(verb.) stay with as a guest; 'Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month'.
Editor: Noreen--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship, business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as, the physician visits his patient.
(v. t.) To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to inspect; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent visits persons or works under his charge.
(v. t.) To come to for the purpose of chastising, rewarding, comforting; to come upon with reward or retribution; to appear before or judge; as, to visit in mercy; to visit one in wrath.
(v. i.) To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to practice calling on others.
(v. t.) The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a physician.
(v. t.) The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee or inspector.
Editor: Rochelle
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Go to see, call upon, pay a visit to.
Editor: Priscilla
Definition
v.t. to go to see or inspect: to attend: enter appear in: to call on: (B.) to reward or punish.—v.i. to be in the habit of seeing or meeting each other: to keep up acquaintance.—n. act of visiting or going to see.—adjs. Vis′itable subject to visitation: attractive to visitors; Vis′itant paying visits visiting.—n. one who visits: one who is a guest in the house of another: a migratory bird: one of an order of nuns founded by St Francis de Sales in 1610 also called Salesians Order (also Nuns) of the Visitation—the order has done much in the education of young girls.—n. Visitā′tion act of visiting: examination by authority: a dispensation whether of divine favour or retribution: (rare) the object of a visit: the act of a naval commander in boarding the vessel of another state to ascertain her character and object: a visit of a herald to a district for the examination of its arms pedigrees &c.: an unusual and extensive irruption of a species of animals into another region: (eccles.) a festival to commemorate the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth observed by the Roman and Greek Churches on 2d July.—adjs. Visitātō′rial Visitō′rial.—n. Vis′iting the act of paying visits: prompting influence.—adj. that which visits.—ns. Vis′iting-book a book recording the names of persons who have called or are to be called on; Vis′iting-card a small card on which the name address or title may be printed to be left in making calls or paying visits and sometimes sent as an act of courtesy or in token of sympathy; Vis′iting-day a day on which one is at home or ready to receive callers; Vis′itor -er one who visits calls on or makes a stay with a person: a person authorised to visit an institution to see that it is managed properly:—fem. Vis′itress.—Visitation of the sick an office in the Anglican Church used for the spiritual benefit of the sick provision being also made for special confession and absolution.
Checker: Quincy
Unserious Contents or Definition
If you visit in your dreams, you will shortly have some pleasant occasion in your life. If your visit is unpleasant, your enjoyment will be marred by the action of malicious persons. For a friend to visit you, denotes that news of a favorable nature will soon reach you. If the friend appears sad and travel-worn, there will be a note of displeasure growing out of the visit, or other slight disappointments may follow. If she is dressed in black or white and looks pale or ghastly, serious illness or accidents are predicted.
Checker: Nanette
Examples
- His strength returned, and a month after the visit of Thomasin he might have been seen walking about the garden. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I have thought that if Mr. Yeobright would like to pay me a visit sometimes he shouldn't stay away for want of asking. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The pleasanter face which had replaced his, on the occasion of my last visit, answered to our summons, and went before us to the drawing-room. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Humble bees alone visit red clover, as other bees cannot reach the nectar. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Riviere's visit, and his intention had been to bury the incident in his bosom. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- She was rather surprised at Dr. Donaldson's early visit, and perplexed by the anxious faces of husband and child. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- He talked of Geneva, which I should soon visit--of Elizabeth, and Ernest; but these words only drew deep groans from me. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Some days had passed since I had visited the spot. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Then Becquerel was next visited, but he was nearly blind and could see nothing in the new optical toy. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The new arrival was the Emperor Dom Pedro of Brazil, who had once visited Bell’s school for deaf-mutes in Boston. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- They were in what is called a good position, and visited, and were visited by, numbers of people. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- She was soon in the room, and recommended that Arthur, whom she had left calm and composed, should not be visited that night. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- You could not have visited me! Jane Austen. Emma.
- He also visited Rome, where he was received with the greatest good-will by Pope Paul V and his cardinals, and where he met the leading scientists of the capital. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The two visits had stirred her into restlessness. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I had also sometimes the honour of attending my master in his visits to others. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- He made me a prettily-turnedneatly-worded apology, about the ghost-visits, &c. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- After every one of her visits (and oh how glad she was when they were over! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But when I had made these three visits, my guardian said to me, on my return at night, Now, little woman, little woman, this will never do. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Those eyes had looked on the visits of a certain ghost--had long waited the comings and goings of that strangest spectre, Hypochondria. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Lord Byron paid me frequent visits; but I really cannot recollect whether it was just at this period or later in that year or the next. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- On the other hand the Corporation of New York commissioned him to paint the portrait of Lafayette, who was then visiting America. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- You've been gadding abroad all day--visiting, dining out, and what not! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I cannot be imposed upon any more by that picture of the Queen of Sheba visiting Solomon. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He rode through the town, visiting the wounded, and giving such orders as were necessary for the siege he meditated. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Since you have been in the habit of visiting here, he has wanted in one sum as much as a hundred pounds. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I felt that my object in visiting the library was answered the moment I set eyes on them. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The Bishopess of Ealing was shocked beyond expression; the Bishop went and wrote his name down in the visiting-book at Gaunt House that very day. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Editor: Spence