visit

Universal Words verb, noun verb 1 [VN] to go to see a person or a place for a period of time: She went to visit relatives in Wales. * The Prime Minister is visiting Japan at the moment. * You should visit your dentist at least twice a year. * This is an area rarely visited by Europeans. 2 to stay somewhere for a short time: [V] We don't live here. We're just visiting. * [VN] The lake is also visited by seals in the summer. 3 [VN] to make an official visit to sb, for example to carry out checks or give advice: government inspectors visiting schools / prisons / factories PHRASALVERBS visit sth on / upon sb/sth (old use) to punish sb/sth: The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children (= children are blamed or suffer for what their parents have done). visit with sb (AmE) to spend time with sb, especially talking socially: Come and visit with me some time. noun 1 ~ (to sb/sth) (from sb) an occasion or a period of time when sb goes to see a place or person and spends time there: It's my first visit to New York. * They're on an exchange visit to France. * If you have time, pay a visit to the local museum. * We had a visit from the police last night. * Is this a social visit, or is it business? * a visit to the doctor / dentist * (BrE) a home visit (= when your doctor visits you) seealsoFLYINGVISIT 2 ~ (with sb) (AmE, informal) an occasion when two or more people, especially important people, meet to talk in an informal way: He had a visit with the President.