visit
noun
1 visit
The act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time.
Dutch: bezoek, visite
Polish: wizyta, odwiedziny
2 visit
A meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice.
3 visit
The act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection).
4 visit
The act of going to see some person in a professional capacity.
5 visit
A temporary stay (e.g., as a guest).
synonym: sojourn.
verb
1 visit
Go to see a place, as for entertainment.
synonym: see.
Roget 892:
be sociable
etc.
adj.;
know;
be acquainted
etc.
adj.;
associate with,
sort with,
keep company with,
walk hand in hand with;
eat off the same trencher,
club together,
consort,
bear one company,
join;
make acquaintance with
etc.
(friendship)
888;
make advances,
fraternize,
embrace.
be at home with,
feel at home with,
make oneself at home with;
make free with;
crack a bottle with;
receive hospitality,
live at free quarters;
find the latchstring out [U.S.].
visit,
pay a visit;
interchange visits,
interchange cards;
call at,
call upon;
leave a card;
drop in,
look in;
look one up,
beat up one's quarters.
entertain;
give a party
etc.
n.;
be at home,
see one's friends,
hang out,
keep open house,
do the honors;
receive,
receive with open arms;
welcome;
give a warm reception
etc.
n..
to kill the fatted calf.
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Roget 894:
be courteous
etc.
adj.;
show courtesy
etc.
n..
mind one's P's and Q's,
behave oneself,
be all things to all men,
conciliate,
speak one fair,
take in good part;
make the amiable,
do the amiable;
look as if butter would not melt in one's look as if butter would not melt in one's mouth;
mend one's manners.
receive,
do the honors,
usher,
greet,
hail,
bid welcome;
welcome,
welcome with open arms;
shake hands;
hold out the hand,
press the hand,
squeeze the hand,
press the flesh;
bid Godspeed;
speed the parting guest;
cheer,
serenade.
salute;
embrace
etc.
(endearment)
902;
kiss,
kiss hands;
drink to,
pledge,
hob and nob†;
move to,
nod to;
smile upon.
uncover,
cap;
touch the hat,
take off the hat;
doff the cap;
present arms;
make way for;
bow;
make one's bow,
make a leg;
scrape,
curtsy,
courtesy;
bob a curtsy,
bob a courtesy;
kneel;
bow the knee,
bend the knee.
visit,
wait upon,
present oneself,
pay one's respects,
pay a visit
etc.
(sociability)
892;
dance attendance on
etc.
(servility)
886;
pay attentions to;
do homage to
etc.
(respect)
928.
prostrate oneself
etc.
(worship)
990.
give one's duty to,
send one's duty to,
etc.
n..
render polite
etc.
adj.;
polish,
civilize,
humanize.
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Roget 292:
arrive;
get to,
come to;
come;
reach,
attain;
come up with,
come up to;
overtake,
make,
fetch;
complete
etc.
729;
join,
rejoin.
light,
alight,
dismount;
land,
go ashore;
debark,
disembark;
put in,
put into;
visit,
cast anchor,
pitch one's tent;
sit down
etc.
(be located)
184;
get to one's journey's end;
make the land;
be in at the death;
come back,
get back,
come home,
get home;
return;
come in
etc.
(ingress)
294;
make one's appearance
etc.
(appear)
446;
drop in;
detrain,
deplane;
outspan;
de-orbit.
come to hand;
come at,
come across;
hit;
come upon,
light upon,
pop upon,
bounce upon,
plump upon,
burst upon,
pitch upon;
meet;
encounter,
rencounter†;
come in contact.
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Dutch: bezichtigen, bezoek, bezoeken, opzoeken, visite
2 visit
Go to certain places as for sightseeing:
— Did you ever visit Paris?.
synonym: travel to.
3 visit
4 visit
Come to see in an official or professional capacity:
— The governor visited the prison.
— The grant administrator visited the laboratory.
synonym: inspect.
5 visit
Impose something unpleasant:
— The principal visited his rage on the students.
synonyms: bring down, impose, inflict.
Dutch: toebrengen
6 visit
Talk socially without exchanging too much information.
synonyms: chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, confabulate, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze ... show more.
Dutch: pruttelen, babbelen, kletsen, zwetsen, chatten, chat
7 visit
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