Meaning & use

visit

verb·Everyday

To go to see a person or place for a period of time, especially socially or to gather information.

See it in a sentence

We plan to visit my grandparents in Ohio over the winter break.

The inspector will visit the factory next week to check safety standards.

A note on using this word

Visit can be used both socially, as in seeing family, and formally, as in an official inspection or professional appointment.

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Another way to use it

2. noun

An occasion of going to see a person or place.

Her visit to the museum lasted nearly three hours.

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