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Definition of visit noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

visit

noun
 
/ˈvɪzɪt/
 
/ˈvɪzɪt/
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  1. 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.
    see also conjugal visit, flying visit, home visit, return visit
    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
    verb + visit
    • conduct
    • go on
    • make
    preposition
    • during a/​the visit
    • on a/​the visit
    • visit from
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  2. (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.
    Topics Phones, email and the interneta1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brief
    • fleeting
    • flying
    verb + visit
    • conduct
    • go on
    • make
    preposition
    • during a/​the visit
    • on a/​the visit
    • visit from
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  3. 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
    verb + visit
    • conduct
    • go on
    • make
    preposition
    • during a/​the visit
    • on a/​the visit
    • visit from
    See full entry
  4. 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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