NOUN | act | visit | the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time |
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group | visit | a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice | |
act | visit | the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection) | |
act | visit | the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity | |
act | visit, sojourn | a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest / guest) | |
VERB | social | visit, see | go to see a place, as for entertainment |
motion | visit, travel to | go to certain places as for sightseeing | |
social | visit, call in, call | pay a brief visit | |
motion | visit, inspect | come to see in an official or professional capacity | |
communication | visit, inflict, bring down, impose | impose something unpleasant | |
communication | visit, chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver | talk socially without exchanging too much information | |
stative | visit | stay with as a guest | |
change | visit | assail |
Sounds | vih'zaht; vih'ziht | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... |
Meaning | The act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time. | |
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Example | "he dropped by for a visit" | |
Narrower | call | A brief social visit |
site visit | A visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise / enterprise | |
visitation | An official visit for inspection or supervision | |
visiting | The activity of making visits | |
Broader | meeting, coming together, congress | The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman |
Spanish | visita | |
Catalan | visita | |
Verbs | visit | pay a brief visit |
Meaning | A meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice. | |
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Example | "he scheduled a visit to the dentist" | |
Broader | meeting, get together | A small informal social gathering |
Spanish | visita | |
Catalan | visita | |
Verbs | visit | come to see in an official or professional capacity |
Meaning | The act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection). | |
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Narrower | flying visit | A visit that last for only a very short time |
Broader | meeting, coming together, congress | The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman |
Spanish | visita | |
Catalan | visita |
Meaning | The act of going to see some person in a professional capacity. | |
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Example | "a visit to the dentist" | |
Narrower | call | A visit in an official or professional capacity |
Broader | meeting, coming together, congress | The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman |
Meaning | A temporary stay (e.g., as a guest / guest). | |
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Synonym | sojourn | |
Broader | stay | Continuing or remaining in a place or state |
Spanish | estadía, estancia, visita | |
Catalan | estada, estància, sojorn, visita | |
Verbs | visit | stay with as a guest |
Meaning | Go to see a place, as for entertainment. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | see | |
Narrower | take in | Visit for entertainment |
Broader | tour | make a tour of a certain place |
Similar to | see | Go to see for a social visit |
Spanish | ver, visitar | |
Catalan | veure, visitar | |
Nouns | visitor, visitant | someone who visits |
Meaning | go to certain places as for sightseeing. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "Did you ever visit Paris?" | |
Synonym | travel to | |
Narrower | frequent, haunt | Be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place |
sightsee | visit famous or interesting sights | |
Broader | travel, trip, jaunt | make a trip for pleasure |
Spanish | visitar | |
Catalan | visitar | |
Nouns | visiting | the activity of making visits |
visitor | someone who visits |
Meaning | pay a brief visit. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Model | Sam cannot visit Sue | |
Synonyms | call in, call | |
Entailed by | send in | Give one's name or calling card to a servant when making a formal visit |
Narrower | drop by, drop in, come by | Visit informally and spontaneously |
see | Go to see for professional or business reasons | |
see | Go to see for a social visit | |
Broader | meet, get together | get together socially or for a specific purpose |
Similar to | call | make a stop in a harbour |
Spanish | cumplimentar, hacer venir, visitar | |
Catalan | visitar | |
Nouns | visit | the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time |
visitor, visitant | someone who visits |
Meaning | Come to see in an official or professional capacity. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Examples |
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Synonym | inspect | |
Spanish | inspeccionar, registrar, visitar | |
Catalan | inspeccionar, registrar, visitar | |
Nouns | visit | a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice |
visitation | an official visit for inspection or supervision | |
visitor | someone who visits |
Meaning | impose something unpleasant. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something on somebody | |
Example | "The principal visited his rage on the students" | |
Synonyms | inflict, bring down, impose | |
Narrower | clamp | impose or inflict forcefully |
foist | To force onto another | |
give | inflict as a punishment | |
intrude, obtrude | thrust oneself in as if by force | |
order, prescribe, dictate | issue commands or orders for | |
Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
Spanish | cargar, imponer, infligir, inflingir | |
Catalan | imposar, infligir | |
Nouns | visitation | an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event |
Meaning | talk socially without exchanging too much information. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Model | Sam and Sue visit; Sam cannot visit Sue | |
Synonyms | chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver | |
Narrower | shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone | talk / talk idly or casually and in a friendly way |
Broader | converse, discourse | carry on a conversation |
Spanish | charlar, chatear, chat, chismear, confabularse, cotillear, garlar, parlar, parlotear, platicar, visitar | |
Catalan | confabular-se, conversar, fer un xat, garlar, parlotejar, petar, visitar, xafardejar, xarrar, xatejar, xerrar | |
Nouns | visitor | someone who visits |
Meaning | Stay with as a guest. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month" | |
Broader | bide, abide, stay | Dwell |
Spanish | visitar | |
Catalan | visitar | |
Nouns | visit | a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest / guest) |
visitor | someone who visits |
Meaning | assail. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly" | |
Broader | afflict, smite | Cause physical pain or suffering in |
Spanish | acometer | |
Nouns | visitation | any disaster or catastrophe |
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