- an occasion or a period of time when somebody goes to see a place or person and spends time there
- a two-day/three-day visit
- the prime minister's surprise visit to the troops
- an official/state visit
- visit to somebody/something It's my first visit to New York.
- If you have time, pay a visit to the local museum.
- The family made a visit to England in the summer of 1923.
- a visit to the doctor
- His visits home were limited to Christmas.
- visit from somebody We had a visit from the police last night.
- visit by somebody Arranegments are being made for a visit by a member of the royal family.
- a brief/recent visit
- on/during a visit The team reported on deficiencies found during the site visit.
- Regular visits to the dentist are important.
- Is this a social visit, or is it business?
- They're on an exchange visit to France.
- Following this initial visit, she will return to Montserrat in June.
Extra Examples- Following her letter of complaint, she received a personal visit from the store manager.
- He offered her a drink to try to prolong her visit.
- He was forced to cut short a visit to North America.
- How many doctors are still able to make home visits?
- I think it's time we paid him a little visit.
- I'd been looking forward to my cousin's visit for ages.
- If you're staying in Rome, Ostia is well worth a visit.
- On one of her regular visits home, she told her parents she was engaged.
- Pay us a visit next time you're in town.
- She enjoyed the frequent visits of her grandchildren.
- The President has been briefed in preparation for his forthcoming visit to Russia.
- The visit signalled the normalization of relations between the two countries.
- We had a visit from somebody collecting for charity.
- We received a letter announcing a visit from government inspectors.
- We used to go on school visits to museums and historical buildings.
- While on holiday in Italy, the prime minister paid a courtesy visit to his opposite number in Rome.
- You should receive a home visit from your midwife within a month.
- a visit to the dentist
- Allow three hours for your visit.
- Enjoy your visit!
- Is this a social visit or are you here on business?
- Is this your first visit to New York?
- She was making one of her frequent visits to London.
- The inspectors paid a surprise visit to the factory.
- The prime minister is on an official visit to Jamaica.
- They received a visit from the party leader.
- We had to cut short our visit and fly home.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- fleeting
- flying
- …
- conduct
- go on
- make
- …
- during a/the visit
- on a/the visit
- visit from
- …
- (computing) an occasion when somebody looks at a website on the internet
- visit to something Visits to our website have doubled in a year.
- The site now gets about 600,000 visits a day.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- fleeting
- flying
- …
- conduct
- go on
- make
- …
- during a/the visit
- on a/the visit
- visit from
- …
- visit (with somebody) (North American English, informal) an occasion when two or more people meet to talk in an informal way
- He thought back to his visit with the doctor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- fleeting
- flying
- …
- conduct
- go on
- make
- …
- during a/the visit
- on a/the visit
- visit from
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French visiter or Latin visitare ‘go to see’, frequentative of visare ‘to view’, from videre ‘to see’.
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