visit

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity

   a visit to the dentist

2. 2
   noun

   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.

3. 3
   noun

   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.

4. 4
   verb

   assail or inflict

   They were visited with a terrible illness that killed them quickly.

5. 5
   verb

   impose something unpleasant

   The principal visited their rage on the students.

6. 6
   verb

   go to certain places as for sightseeing

   Did you ever visit Paris?

7. 7
   verb

   come to see in an official or professional capacity

   The governor visited the prison

8. 8
   verb

   stay with as a guest

   Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month

Etymology

From Middle English visiten, from Old French visiter, from Latin vīsitō, frequentative of vīsō (“behold, survey”), from videō (“see”). Cognate with Old Saxon wīsōn (“to visit, afflict”), archaic German weisen (“to visit, afflict”). Displaced native Old English sēċan (“to visit”) and sōcn (“a visit”). The noun is from French visite or the verb. Doublet of visite.