Meaning & use
visit
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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